Hi, this is probably a very novice question but I can't figure out why this isn't working and searching the web and this forum hasn't helped either.
I have this:
It counts the occurrences of new lines. However, printf() is never run after the while loop has terminated. Why is this?Code:#include <stdio.h> main() { int c, nl; nl = 0; while((c = getchar()) != EOF) { if (c == '\n') ++nl; } printf("%d\n",nl); }
Is this an exercise from the K&R book? I think I remember this one of the typical exercises... :-)
Program looks okay, what input are you giving it and how do you end execution? Sure that it's not just still running?
Yes indeed it is
I'm just typing in input strings like "test bla bla" without the quotes and ending by pressing enter.
Having said that, I'm not actually ending it by just pressing enter am I? I have to end it another way right?
You are correct both of you. dan welcome to the forum.
You have to input the signal of EOF, which in UNiX is ctrl+d, if I remember correct.
Code - functions and small libraries I use
It’s 2014 and I still use printf() for debugging.
"Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute. " —Harold Abelson
Sound familiar. I'm on windows at the moment though. Do you happen to know the command for it there?
Edit: Found it. Ctrl+Z !
Or simply take a text file and pass it to your programs stdin
myprog < sample.txt
All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection,
except for the problem of too many layers of indirection.
– David J. Wheeler
I was thinking of pointing what vart said. Recall that EOF stands for End Of File, thus in your file, you do not need anything like ctrl + d, ctrl + z, or to write yourself EOF at the end of the file. The system tracks EOF automatically, when it comes to files.
Code - functions and small libraries I use
It’s 2014 and I still use printf() for debugging.
"Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute. " —Harold Abelson
I realized I could do that, but I'm following the book and it covers reading from files a bit later on. I wanted to try this method first.
Thanks for the help and tips everyone
it is not "reading from file" you are referencing in the book. It is still reading from standard input. Just that standard input is redirected from keyboard to file.Originally Posted by dan108
I realized I could do that, but I'm following the book and it covers reading from files a bit later on. I wanted to try this method first.
Thanks for the help and tips everyone
All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection,
except for the problem of too many layers of indirection.
– David J. Wheeler
