Thread: palindromes....

Palindromes are words or phrases that read the same backwards as forwards....

as I notice on the previous forums, some effort has been expended on this topic..

and I have some questions, which (I believe) would simplify everything.

it has to do with the source code below...(it is working)..
but what i can't discern is another function or tool that i may use
to store the "backwards string"..

in other words... I want to store the string that was read backwards on some char array, lets say "tmp"...
then later on I may compare it if it is a palindrome or not...


here it goes:

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>

main()
{

 char str[80];
 int i;

 clrscr();

 printf("enter string: ");
 gets(str);

 for(i=strlen(str)-1; i>=0; i--)

 printf("%c", str[i]);

 getch();
}

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notice that each true statement in the for loop prints a character backwards...

but what I really want is to store all those characters(now backwards),......
and then "printf" them all at once ... [not one by one]..

Any ideas or codes to share ?? I'll take note of it !!

Thank You !!

any reason why I can't use gets() ?

are there some disadvantages...? (either on this program's purpose, or anywhere else??)

anyway, Thanks Dude for your comment and codes...
I'll have it scratched on my notes !!

Thanks !!

Originally posted by imbecile in C
any reason why I can't use gets() ?

Well, Salem gave you the link to the gets() FAQ entry. If you read that you will discover gets() to be the mother of all evil... ehm.. almost

Stupid is as Stupid does, Sir



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imbecile in C (as with everything else)





p.s: Thanks ! I gotta pee.....

you do realize there is a strrev function in string.h right??

""you do realize there is a strrev function in string.h right??""

ooppss... not in my reference here,.. perhaps in the library or somewhere on the net..

I'll find it anyway !!

thanks dudes !!