Thread: New To C Programming

Hi everyone,

I am not new to programming in general but new to the C programming language. I have only tried C for a few hours now. I am not using a tutorial as such but learning from a standard library reference.

When looking at this simple example of a For statement:

Code:

for(loop=0;loop<1000;loop++)

  printf("%i\n",loop);

Can anyone tell me what %i does? If this is removed the string will not be printed. How does this work?

If anyone wants more information please just ask, and i'll try explain in more detail.

Thanks.

Well... if you have a standard library reference you should look up printf() and see for yourself...

Originally Posted by CommonTater

Well... if you have a standard library reference you should look up printf() and see for yourself...

That doesn't answer my question at all, if the answer was in the language reference I was using then I wouldn't be posting here, if I knew what I was searching for on Google then I wouldn't be posting here. Hence the reason I am posting here.

Why waste your time replying by not giving an answer?

Wellll.... how about THIS

Also if you are reading a C library reference, printf() will be documented in it.

Really....

Originally Posted by CommonTater

Wellll.... how about THIS

Also if you are reading a C library reference, printf() will be documented in it.

Really....

Printf() is documented just not very detailed, I did not think of putting Printf() in Google as I didn't know if %i is just related to the function. Anyway I fount the answer to my question.

Thanks.

If this is how you plan to learn C, it's going to be a long road.

Originally Posted by FloridaJo

If this is how you plan to learn C, it's going to be a long road.

I find I learn quicker this way and have learnt other programming languages with the same method.

Like I said in my original post I am not new to programming and have quite a few years experience with other languages.

I would of thought the concept is still the same, just need to learn the syntax or is that not the case with C.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Kirkkaf

I find I learn quicker this way and have learnt other programming languages with the same method.

Like I said in my original post I am not new to programming and have quite a few years experience with other languages.

I would of thought the concept is still the same, just need to learn the syntax or is that not the case with C.

Thanks.

That raises the big question: What other languages do you know?

If, for example, you've been working mostly in Java or VBasic you are in for one rude awakening as to just how different C is.
If you've been working in C++ you will have some rudimentary grasp of C's concepts but not necessarily the correct mindset.

That is to say that C is an animal all it's own and you really should spend some time learning more than simple syntax differences. I've seen others come through here who are fluent in other languages who stumble and balk at C... most often tripping over C's lack of a string type and the requirement that the programmer code their own memory management and error trapping.

You probably should grab a decent C tutorial and go through it, just to make sure you fully understand the language's correct usage.

Thanks for the explanation Tater I will defiantly take a look at some C tutorials now.

Glad to help.