Thread: help with a printf statement

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

void main()
{
     char var;
   
     scanf("%c",&var);
     printf("%c\n%d\n%d ",var-'0',(int)var);
     getch();
   
}

what does var-'0' means . Please help .

The format string expects three parameters.

First, you have one too many arguments in the quotes. Remove the last %d.

Now. If you compile this:

Code:

	char var = 0;
	// scanf("%c",&var);
	printf("%c\n%d\n%d", (var-'0') ,(int)var, '0');

Output:
\320
0
48

You'll understand that '0' integer representation is 48.
So, I set var to 0 for simplicity. It would be the character representation of 0 - 48. Which gives the character /320 (on this Mac).

Also, I do not believe you needed to type cast var. But it's good practice I suppose.

Originally Posted by Dr.Xperience

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

void main()
{
     char var;
   
     scanf("%c",&var);
     printf("%c\n%d\n%d ",var-'0',(int)var);
     getch();
   
}

what does var-'0' means . Please help .

You are calling the printf function incorrectly... It wants 3 parameters not 2...

Try this...
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Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

void main()
{
     char var;
   
     scanf("%c",&var);
     printf("%c\n%d\n%d ",var,var-'0',(int)var);
     getch();
   
}

Maybe it will make more sense to you.

Thanks for reply and sorry for extra %d in printf statement.

But tilll the extend I have got the idea here '0' represent zero and we are reducing var ie. character variable var with '0'. So the ASCII code for 0 is 48 and if i give input for var as q.
So, ASCII code of q i.e.113 this means 113-48=65and we get ans as A which have ASCII code 65.
So, indeed this just an arithmetic expression in which ASCII code of character stored in var is reduced by ASCII code of 0 which is 48.