Thread: scanf being ignored after fgets

  1. 10-27-2019 #1
    FreshLemons
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    Question scanf being ignored after fgets

    Hey, all

    I'm new to C and trying to figure out why one of my scanf's are being ignored when running the code.

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    scanf being ignored after fgets-capture1-jpg

    Let me know if I need to upload the rest of the code!
    I'm sure the issue is white space but I've tried buffering with getchar(); to fix that issue but nothing works!!


    Output:
    scanf being ignored after fgets-capture2-jpg
    Last edited by FreshLemons; 10-27-2019 at 08:41 PM. Reason: wrong title
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    Remove the getchar() call after the fgets() call: you're using getchar() to remove the newline left in the input buffer, but fgets already reads and stores that newline (if there's enough space to store it, which is probably a good assumption to make for now).
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    Thanks for the response! I tested it, but now when it gets to the fgets() call, it also runs the 3rd scanf() so the grades is still not getting its input
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    Oh. Does your compiler mention any warning? I notice that your first scanf call has a "d" instead of a "%d".
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    I feel so dumb! That was the issue and it fixed everything. I can't believe I didn't see that. Thanks!
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