Thread: why the second scanf function cannot run when i put inside the loop?

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    why the second scanf function cannot run when i put inside the loop?

    Hi, i am the beginner for c programming, hope someone can help me.

    Why the second scanf function cannot run when i put the code inside the loop?
    But the second scanf function will become normal and can run if without the loop.
    The c compiler i use is gcc compiler.

    here is the code
    Thanks for anyone can help me.



    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    #include<stdlib.h>
    
    
    void main()
    {
             char         chrResponse='N';
             int            intA                    ;
    
             do
             {
                          printf("Please enter a number here  !!");
                          scanf("%d", &intA);
                         
                          printf("Do you want to continue ? (Y/N);
                          fflush(stdin);
                          scanf("%c", &chrResponse);
              }while(chrResponse=='Y'||chrResponse=='y');
    
    
              return;
    
    }
    I use the variable chrResponse to control the loop, when i key in Y or y it will continue the program.

    I initialize the chrResponse to 'n'. The problem is i can key in the first data for variable intA, but after that the program directly print the message"Do you want to continue" and terminate it, it dind't allow me to enter a value for chrRespond either i want to continue the program or not.

    I hope some one can help let me know why it happpen.

    Thanks.

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    Flushing the input stream is undefined behavior. You're better off chomping the newline after your first call. Consider consulting the FAQ section of the site.


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    Unlike using scanf with %d and other format specifiers, the %c specifier does not skip leading white-space. This means that the newline left in the input buffer from the first scanf call is still there and gets read by the second. One of the easiest ways to deal with this might be to just put a space in front of the %c specifier:
    Code:
    scanf(" %c",&chrResponse);
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    I guess that this issue has been raised like million times so far and everytime we get them, we start advising to clear the input buffer. lol

    Could there be any better way to reach this information to the beginners, apart from FAQ?

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    Thanks for your help

    Thanks for l help.

    I will log into the FAQ section to have a look because i don't know this section before this, actually i am still not so clear about the scanf function but i i will post this question in FAQ section.

    I am appreciate for those give useful information to me, thank you.

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    Get rid of this:
    Code:
    fflush(stdin);
    scanf("%c", &chrResponse);
    and use this instead:
    Code:
    scanf(" %c", &chrResponse);  //note the extra space before the % sign

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