Thread: Determining a variable type...

Hi, i was wondering if there was a way to determine the variable type of a number taken from a user input. For example:

Code:

if(input == float)
{
     Do something;
}
else if(input == short || int || long)
{
     Do something else;
}

This is just for general knowledge so i don't have any real exmaple to give, but that's the basic idea.

Thanks.

Hi, i was wondering if there was a way to determine the variable type of a number taken from a user input. For example:

Yes and no. No, not in the way you're trying. Yes, you could if you read into a buffer first and then stick it in the smallest compatible data type.

You could also use sscanf() to stick it into various variables and see how that works.

Quzah.

You could read it as a string, then check what kind of input it could be.

ie:
Just digits (0-9): Integer
Digits and one . (dot): Float
One digit/character: Char