Thread: About space character and "NULL" ascii codes

Hello guys!,

I have a question about ascii codes.
In C programming when i get input from user and search this input's inside for space characters i use

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
void main(){
   char amountOfBill[15], chrOfInput;
   int loop = 0
   printf("Enter Value = ");
   scanf("%s", amountOfBill);

   chrOfInput = amountOfBill[0];

   while(chrOfInput != 0){
      /*some codes*/
      loop++;
       chrOfInput = amountOfBill[loop];
   }
}

this code.
i use

Code:

while(chrOfInput != 0)

because i check this character is last character of string or not but space and null ascii codes are same, how can we solve this problem

for example if user give "1234.5" that's correct, but "1234 .5" wrong, because after 4, program suppose this is end of the string

Hopefully, i was explained my problem also sorry about my english

but space and null ascii codes are same

The space character is not the same as a '\0'. The problem is not with your string but with your input method. The scan() family of functions stop processing the string when they encounter a white space character. Any remaining characters are left in the input buffer for the next extraction operation. If you want to allow the user to enter spaces then you should use something like fgets() which doesn't stop processing until it encounters a end of string character. Also you should never use scanf() to retrieve a string unless you specify the maximum size of the string.

Jim

Originally Posted by std10093

It is

Code:

int main(void)

and not

Code:

void main()

Every time you write it like this, you can see the picture of Salem to see what happens.

Mhm, well, Salem is venting his frustration rather than making a statement about what's valid: freestanding implementations are allowed to define their own entry point.

Originally Posted by C99

5.1.2.2 Hosted environment

#1

A hosted environment need not be provided, but shall conform to the following specifications if present.
5.1.2.2.1 Program startup

#1

The function called at program startup is named main. The implementation declares no prototype for this function. It shall be defined with a return type of int and with no parameters:

Code:

int main(void) { /* ... */ }

or with two parameters (referred to here as argc and argv, though any names may be used, as they are local to the function in which they are declared):

Code:

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { /* ... */ }

or equivalent;8) or in some other implementation-defined manner.

The standard only applies much of itself to hosted environments. "void main(void)" may be perfectly valid for freestanding implementations, but most people aren't aware of what a freestanding implementation is, while they are almost certainly not working on one.

Originally Posted by jimblumberg

The space character is not the same as a '\0'. The problem is not with your string but with your input method. The scan() family of functions stop processing the string when they encounter a white space character. Any remaining characters are left in the input buffer for the next extraction operation. If you want to allow the user to enter spaces then you should use something like fgets() which doesn't stop processing until it encounters a end of string character. Also you should never use scanf() to retrieve a string unless you specify the maximum size of the string.

Jim

Thank you Jim, i got point but when i make debug, inside of string like this for example "145 .45"; 145\0\0\04645, 46 is equal to point, whether, i try diffrent input methods

Originally Posted by std10093

Welcome to the forum

It is

Code:

int main(void)

and not

Code:

void main()

Every time you write it like this, you can see the picture of Salem to see what happens.

Run this code and you will understand everything

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
        /* Create an array which has 1, a space,2 and the
        * null terminating character as contents */
        char array[] = { '1' , ' ' , '2' , '\0'};

        int i;

        for( i = 0 ; i < 4 ; i++)
        {
                /* Space */
                if(array[i] == ' ')
                        printf("A space!\n");
                if(array[i] == '1')
                        printf("A number! Which number? %c\n",array[i]);
                if(array[i] == '2')
                        printf("A number! Which number? %c\n",array[i]);
                if(array[i] == '\0')
                        printf("null terminating character found!\n");
        }

        return 0;
}

Thank you std10093 , i learnt like

Code:

 void main(){}

but agani thank you