scanf in an array help

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 #include <stdio.h>

int main(void)

{

	int  iNumbers[10];
	int  iEntry=0;
	int  x=0;

	printf("Enter 10 numbers\n");
	 
	
	for (x=0; x<=9; x++) {
		scanf("%d\t", &iNumbers[x]);
		printf("\n\t%d iNumbers\n", iNumbers[x]);//used for debugging
		printf("\n\t%d X\n", x); //used for debugging
	}
	
	printf("\n\nWhich order would you like to see your numbers?");
	printf("\n1)\tAscending\n");
	printf("\n2)\tDescending\n");
	scanf("%d", &iEntry);
	printf("\n\t%d iEntry\n\n", iEntry);//used for debugging
	switch(iEntry)	{
		case 1:
		printf("\n\n%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\n\n",iNumbers[0],iNumbers[1],iNumbers[2],iNumbers[3],iNumbers[4],iNumbers[5],iNumbers[6],iNumbers[7],iNumbers[8],iNumbers[9]);
		break;
		
		case 2:
		printf("\n\n%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\n\n",iNumbers[9],iNumbers[8],iNumbers[7],iNumbers[6],iNumbers[5],iNumbers[4],iNumbers[3],iNumbers[2],iNumbers[1],iNumbers[0]);
		break;
		}
}

/*Build a program that uses a single-dimension array to store
10 numbers input by a user. After inputting the numbers, the
user should see a menu with two options to sort and print the
10 numbers in ascending or descending order.*/

It's hard for me to describe this so I will post what the output looks like if i enter 1-4 as an example,

Enter 10 numbers
1
2
1 iNumbers
0 X
3
2 iNumbers
1 X
4
3 iNumbers
2 X

I don't quite understand how this is happening because the printf is ignored for the first input and if I enter 10 numbers (1-10 as an example) the tenth number will also be applied to a different scanf variable (iEntry).

[cas]

Don't use \t in your scanf(). Any whitespace in scanf() means "read as much whitespace as you can". It doesn't matter what whitespace characters you specify, they all mean the same thing.

So you hit 1, then hit enter. scanf() is still seeing valid characters (enter being whitespace), so it waits to see what's next. It's a 2, so finally scanf() returns. Only then will your printf() show up. Etc.

[Adak]

In scanf() you have entered a tab - that is not part of the scanf() format or control codes, so it's messing everything up.

Overall, you have a real over-use problem with \t (tabs and what not), that should be left out of a program, until next to the end.

Instead of a printf() line of code that runs into next week, just use a simple for loop:

for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
  printf("%6d  ", number[i]);

Note how the 6 gives a field width of 6 spaces, and the two spaces after the d will give two more spaces, later. So each number will take up an 8 char wide field - which just happens to fit perfectly onto an 80 char wide display console window.

i < 10 is better than i <= 9. Using <= sizeOfArray-1 will come back to bite you.

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Thanks