Thread: char x[] question

if i declared

char string[15];

scanf(" %[^\n],string);

printf("%s",string);


if i input more than 15 chars it will show all,..

string[15] <-- doesn't seems to control it

how do i make it to actually get only 15 chars as stated for the char declaration

thanks

Originally posted by Unregistered
if i input more than 15 chars it will show all,..

It will crash... You are writing to memory which you didn't allocate.
You can use the fgets function for example to read up to 15 characters.

B.t.w.

If you are working with strings, remember that you always need an extra character to terminate the string.
char buf[16]; /* holds up to 15 characters and a null character */