Using scanf() ??

When using scanf() to assign to a to a double is this the right way to do it:

Code:

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scanf("%f%*c", double)

or

scanf("%lf%*c", double)

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Thanks!

Am I missing something? Why not do this?

Code:

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double x;
...
scanf("%lf",&x);
...

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Originally Posted by leopardforest@g

When using scanf() to assign to a to a double is this the right way to do it:

Code:

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scanf("%f%*c", double)

or

scanf("%lf%*c", double)

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Thanks!

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ok am I just dumb or does it not matter? Doesn't it just depend on the type used ie: float, double, int ??

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by MacGyver

Am I missing something? Why not do this?

Code:

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double x;
...
scanf("%lf",&x);
...

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I just thought I remember someone telling me that scanf() only used %f . But maybe my memory is just failing me. Thank you!

I think to be technically correct, %f is for floats and %lf is for doubles.

ok thank you very much that is what I thought. Thank you.