Hi all;
I want to write a function that gets input from the user, between 1-12, and returns by name of month. For example, if the user input 1, then I should return January, and so on. I know that I should use the case...switch for this function, but I don't know how to return a string function. Any help would be appreciate.
how about using a switch...case after returning, that way, u can just return an int
I don't get your point. Please explain a little bit more. Again, the requirement of the function is returning the name of the month. Thanks!
Code:char* getmonthfuction (int userinput) { switch (userinput) { case 1: return ("Janurary"); ..... } }
A standard practice in such cases is using 'enum' 's. You can look up for it in any book or google.
Anoop.
Another alternative is tables:
Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> char *getMonth(unsigned imonth) { static char *months[] = { "", "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" }; return (imonth > 12) ? "" : months[imonth]; } int main(void) { char buff[BUFSIZ]; unsigned n; printf("Enter a number (1-12): "); fflush(stdout); if (fgets(buff, sizeof buff, stdin) != NULL) { n = (unsigned)strtoul(buff, NULL, 0); puts(getMonth(n)); } }
My best code is written with the delete key.
why would you use such a large buffer for such a small input of data?
(On the current system I am using, BUFSIZ is 512)
but buffer of size 8 would work just fine right?
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>why would you use such a large buffer for such a small input of data?
My current plan is to confuse you. Then I'll use gets and confuse you even more. When you're thoroughly confused, I'll make subtle suggestions that will eventually break your mind and make you my slave.
My best code is written with the delete key.
LOL, oh I see...
but you don't need to make me your slave, you got such mad programming skillz, you don't need slaves, you could program them.
and besides, I'm alread someone else's
-LC
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Thank you all!
