Hey guys, i can't seem to find a way to store a fraction. if i ask for an input, and they give me a fraction, then my program screws up. i'm kind of new to C, and i bet this is a really dumb question, but i've looked all over my books and can't find a thing. any help would be apreciated.
thanks
scanf("%d/%d",&numerator,&denominator);
Better yet, since error recovery is much easier
Code:char buff[BUFSIZ]; fgets( buff, BUFSIZ, stdin ); if ( sscanf( buff, "%d/%d", &numerator, &denominator ) == 2 ) { // success } else { // oops }
By fraction, do you mean "3/4", or do you mean "102.233"?
In C, you use "float" or "double" to store non-integer values. They're not exactly fractions, as some (many) fractions cannot actually be represented exactly in floating point variables.
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wow thanks guys! i think i got it all worked out! you rock
