I have a very small piece of code which will not run correctly.
I need to input some data on the key board before the printf statement will run.
it appears that the scanf statement runs before the printf. why is this ?
thanks in advanceCode:#include <stdio.h> int main() { int number; printf( "Please enter a number: " ); scanf( "%d", &number ); }
trevfur
You don't flush the output stream.
printf( "Please enter a number: " );
fflush( stdout );
scanf( "%d", &number );
if you want consistent behaviour across all systems.
Some systems will flush stdout at the start of accessing stdin, but I guess yours doesn't.
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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