Scanf bug??

The following code compiles without a problem..

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
  char s[20],c;

  printf("Enter string : ");
  scanf("%s",s);

  printf("Enter char : ");
  scanf("%c",&c);

  printf("The string is %s and The char is %c",s,c);

}

but while running it.. after the string is entered, the scanf ( for the char), doesn't wait for it to be entered and immediately proceeds to print the final statement (Tested with GCC and Turbo C++ 3.0). Why is this happening ?

After a little bit of tweaking...I found out that when the order of the two scanf statements is changed like...

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
  char s[20],c;

  printf("Enter char : ");
  scanf("%c",&c);

  printf("Enter string : ");
  scanf("%s",s);

  printf("The string is %s and The char is %c",s,c);

}

it works correctly as expected.

My Problem is.. I do not want to change the order (the string should be scanned before the char). What should I do ?

Check the FAQ.

I saw the title and laughed. The \n is still in the buffer, that is why character worked first.

Thanks for the replies..
I guessed that it should be due to the buffering..(now I know it for sure!)

Code:

/* If you are sure that unwanted data is in the input stream,
 you can use some of the following code snippets to remove 
them. However, if you call these when there is no data in the
 input stream, the program will wait until there is, which gives
 you undesirable results. */

while ((ch = getchar()) != '\n' && ch != EOF);

I also found out that calling getchar() immediately after the scanf("%c",&c); solves the problem...

my code now looks like

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
  char s[20],c;

  printf("Enter string : ");
  scanf("%s",s);

  printf("Enter char : ");
  scanf("%c",&c);
  c = getchar();

  printf("The string is %s and The char is %c",s,c);

}

linuxdude: I saw the title and laughed.

Glad you are learning just one thing though. The reason that getchar() is working because c is being used twice. in the scanf("%c",&c);
gets the \n left in the buffer, and then the c=getchar(); ask the user for the input just making sure you understand that

>Scanf bug??
scanf is a bug waiting to happen.

And what does that make gets( )?

>And what does that make gets( )?
An infestation.