I'd like to have the user get a number character then turn it into an integer value. I tried things like atoi(getch()), but it hasn't worked for me. I've only been able to use the ascii keypress values for the number keys. Could someone tell me how else I can do it?
char no=getch();
int a = no - 49; or int a = no - '0';
Warning add a test for non-printable characters. Check an ASCII table for this.Code:int num; printf("Enter Number: "); scanf(" %d", &num); printf(" %d is character: %c\n",num);
Code:char str[4]; int num; sprintf(str, "%d", getch()); num = atoi(str);#include <stdlib.h>
int atoi(
const char *nptr);
shaik786, your example won't work too well, I'm afraid. The contents of the str array is unknown, and you only place 1 character in it with getch(). This means the rest of the array could be anything, including other valid numbers.
Then, when you call atoi(), it will convert the whole array, not just the first byte.
Use something like this:
ORCode:#include <stdio.h> int main(void) { int i; if (scanf("%d", &i) != 1) { printf ("Bad number!\n"); return 1; } printf ("i is %d\n", i); return 0; }
Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(void) { int i; char buffer[1024]; if (fgets(buffer, 1024, stdin) != NULL) { printf ("Number is %d\n", atoi(buffer)); } return 0; }
When all else fails, read the instructions.
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Oh yes, that's right Hammer, I missed on that!
You can use scanf() instead.
Code:char str[255]; int num; scanf("%s", str); num = atoi(str);
Last edited by shaik786; 06-05-2002 at 02:11 AM.
But if you're going to do that, then you might as well read straight into the int variable, like in my first example.Originally posted by shaik786
Oh yes, that's right Hammer, I missed on that!
You can use scanf() instead.
Code:char str[255]; int num; scanf("%s", str); num = atoi(str);
When all else fails, read the instructions.
If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]
Yes, it could be achieved with your first example Hammer, but my only idea was to show the use of atoi(), where it all began
