While loop that detects too many characters

[breakboye]

Hi Guys

Im struggling to figure out how to make this work. im trying to make this little program that repeats lines of text you type unless it exceeds 9 characters in which case it lets you know

The line of code for the while loop is completely wrong i know but i left it there so you could hopefully at least see what i was striving for

ill put the code in here. if anyone has any idea how i need to write it so it works id be grateful

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>


#define MAX 9


int main () 
{
    char *input;
    
    input = malloc(9);


    while (gets(input) < MAX)
    {
          printf("\nYou typed %s", input);
    }
    
printf("\nToo many letters you Entered!");
    
  
    
    return 0;
    
    
}

[Salem]

More excessive pre-colouring mucking up the code formatter...

[COLOR=#78482f ]#include [COLOR=#d12c26 ]<stdio.h>[/COLOR ][/COLOR ]
[COLOR=#d12c26 ][COLOR=#78482f ]#include [/COLOR ]<stdlib.h>[/COLOR ]


[COLOR=#78482f ]#define MAX [COLOR=#2c2ecf ]9[/COLOR ][/COLOR ]


[COLOR=#bb2d9d ]int[/COLOR ] main ()


Paste as TEXT people!!!!

[Salem]

Well you could RT?M to find out that gets() doesn't return an integer.

Then you could read this -> SourceForge.net: Gets - cpwiki
and forget all about ever using gets() again in a program.

[breakboye]

Thanks ill check that out

And plain text from now on!