Thread: isdigit problem

i want to get the no of rows for my matrix but 1st want to check whether the user has input an integer or not.if the user has input a non int then i ask the user again and again to enter the no of rows till he input integer.the code so for is;


char row[5];

printf("Enter the Number of rows : ");
scanf("%s",&row);

int counter=0;
int counter1=0;

while( counter < 5 )
{
if ( !isdigit( row[counter] ) )
{
printf("Please enter again :");
scanf("%s",&row);
counter1=1;
}

if(counter1==0)
counter++;
else
{

counter1=0;
counter=0;
}
}

Also, when posting code, use code-tags.

your call to scanf should be

Code:

scanf("%s", row);

no '&' is needed for a string.
However what is there to stop the user from entering more than the allowed chars ie 4 + '\0'. Try using fgets if you want to put this number into a string but you will have to allow for the '\n' char that fgets grabs if the number entered is less than the maximum. Changing row to an int and using scanf as suggested in Salems post would be the simpler option, you wouldn't need isdigit then.