Thread: how to copy the result of a printf() into an array ? alt, how to copy output to an ar

i am trying to compare 2 strings of characters The users input containing 5 chars is compared to a table If the input is already be existent in the table the index of those chars in the table is printed Quest: how to copy the result of a printf() into an array ? The last printf() gives a sequence of numbers and I am trying to save that sequence to another array for further operation ! I have not been able to do that so far even with “ tmp[]=i ;”

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
            #include <string.h>
            #define N 30
            #define n 100
            int main (void)
            {
                int i,z;
                int total_chars = 0;
                char seq[N],c;
                int tmp[13];

                char Table[] = {'z','c','C','d','D','e','f','F','g','G','a','A','h','c'
                                ,'C','d','D','e','f','F','g','G','a','A','h','c'
                               };

                for ( i=0 ; i<13; i++)
                {
                    c=getchar();
                    seq[i]=c;
                    printf( "your input %c\n" , seq[i]);

                    if(seq[i] == '0')
                    {
                        total_chars = i;
                        break;
                    }

                }


                for(z=0 ; z<13 ; z++ )
                {
                    for (i=0; i<13; i++)
                    {

                        if (seq[z]==Table[i])
                            // seq[z]=i;

                            printf("\n%d",i);   // here i get a sequence of numbers the question is how can i copy this  sequence to an array and the print the array out ?


                    }

                }





                return 0;
            }

Look into sprintf() and snprintf()

tmp[] = i is fairly close, but you have to include an array position inside the brackets (ie you can do tmp[k] = i). This means you're going to have to (a) make sure tmp exists and has enough space and (b) keep track of the position you currently are writing to (ie create a variable k and make sure it has the right value).