Hello getting problem with gets() function

[kdushyant297]

My problem is that the gets() function takes the whole input rather than staying to the limit. Here is what i do:

char c[10];
puts("User enter yoir name not more than 10 characters: ");

gets(c);

printf("%s", c);


But i can give any large input and it takes that

Input: Dushyant Kaushik
Output: Dushyant Kaushik

[whiteflags]

Yes, this is a well-documented flaw of gets().
FAQ > Why gets() is bad / Buffer Overflows - Cprogramming.com

Use of gets even generates a warning under certain compiler settings.

fgets is considered the safe alternative.
fgets(c, 10, stdin);

[OldGuy2]

The gets() function does not perform bounds checking, therefore this function is extremely vulnerable to buffer-overflow attacks. It cannot be used safely (unless the program runs in an environment which restricts what can appear on stdin). For this reason, the function has been deprecated in the third corrigendum to the C99 standard and removed altogether in the C11 standard. fgets() and gets_s() are the recommended replacements.

gets, gets_s - cppreference.com

[kdushyant297]

Thanx for help

Now it works