splitting up names (strings)

**Butters007** · 12-06-2006

This code works for names which have 1 word lastnames, but not for 2 word last names (such as Van Damm). How can I get the whole last name?

Code:

      while(fgets(line, sizeof(line), filelist)!=NULL){
         name=strtok(line,";");
         strcpy(nametmp,name);
         street=strtok(NULL,";");
         city=strtok(NULL,";");
         firstname=strtok(nametmp," ");
         lastname=strtok(NULL," ");
         printf("full name: %s\n",name);
         printf("first name: %s\n",firstname);
         printf("last name: %s\n",lastname);
         printf("street: %s\n",street);
      }
      fclose(filelist);
   }

**Dave_Sinkula** · 12-06-2006

Could you post an example of an input line?

You could add some smarts and use functions other that strtok.
Parsing a String into Tokens Using sscanf
Parsing a String into Tokens Using strcspn 1

**Butters007** · 12-06-2006

an input line would be this:
John Van Damm;123 Fake Street;Coon Rapids

the only toruble is breaking up the name

**vart** · 12-06-2006

Code:

#include<stdio.h>

int main( void )
{
    char str[] = "John Van Damm;123 Fake Street;Coon Rapids";
	char firstname[10];
	char lastname[20];
	char street[30];
	char city [30];
	sscanf(str,"%[^ ] %[^;];%[^;];%[^;]",firstname,lastname,street, city);


    return 0;
}

**Dave_Sinkula** · 12-06-2006

With input from fgets, the only minor mod I might make to vart's post is this:

Code:

      if ( sscanf(str[i],"%[^ ] %[^;];%[^;];%[^;\n]",
                  firstname,lastname,street, city) == 4 )

**vart** · 12-06-2006

Good point, thought about \n

but looked at my code not at the original one... so ended with [^;]

but if we look at the original then

Code:

sscanf(line,

should be. str[i] is a little bit confusing

**Dave_Sinkula** · 12-06-2006

Originally Posted by vart

but if we look at the original then

Code:

sscanf(line,

should be. str[i] is a little bit confusing

Yeah, I cheated. That's why I didn't highlight it.

**Butters007** · 12-07-2006

thanks works like a charm

**vart** · 12-07-2006

Originally Posted by Dave_Sinkula

You could add some smarts and use functions other that strtok.
Parsing a String into Tokens Using sscanf
Parsing a String into Tokens Using strcspn 1
.

Ah! And thanks for the links. I have learned something new about printf

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