Thread: fgets after getc

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    ~viaxd() viaxd's Avatar
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    fgets after getc

    i have something like this:
    Code:
    k = 0;
    while ( (c = getc(fp)) != EOF )
    	{
              if ( c == '\n')
    	     k++;
             }
    char dat[k][200];
    
    printf("\n%d\n",k);
    
    i = 0;
    while( fgets(dat[i++],sizeof dat[j],fp) != NULL )
    first i count '\n' in a file to know how large the array should be , so i use getc. then i want to put those lines in array with fgets.
    The problem is that fgets doesnt read the lines already read by getc and array is not filled with correct values.

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    >first i count '\n' in a file to know how large the array should be
    This will only work if all of the lines are as long as the first line, or shorter. If that's the case then you can simply rewind the file, clear error flags and start over:
    Code:
    rewind ( fp );
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    thanks , it works
    This will only work if all of the lines are as long as the first line, or shorter
    i tried it with different files and it worked correctly, first line was shorter than others

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    >i tried it with different files and it worked correctly
    If the first line is 20 characters to '\n' and the second line is 25 characters to the '\n', your output will not be correct because one line is split into two processing iterations.
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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