Thread: Ctype.h problem?

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    Registered User caroundw5h's Avatar
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    Ctype.h problem?

    I want to make sure that my user only enters a numbered response and if not then it goes back to asking the main question. I know goto is out of the question and duplicity of any kind is sloppy code. So how would i go about doing this please. I think i need somehting in the ctype.h right?

    Code:
             /* guessing game program
    * (c) 2003 practical applications
    
    * To be refactored including:
    
    * user input validation on scanf()
    
    * calling only one function in main()
    
    * preprocessor directives validating and executing platform
      specific code
    
    * srand to generate better random numbers */
    
    /* the game */
    
    
    #include <stdio.h>
    #define RUNNING 1
    
    
    
    int main()
    
    {
        int number;int guess;int tries = 0;
        char name[15];
    
    
        system("TITLE Stupid guessing game");
        printf("Hey, whats your name?");
        gets(name); /* in case it is alpha numeric */
    
        system("cls");
        printf("Hey %s, we are gonna play a game\n\n", name);
        system("pause");
        system("cls");
        system("COLOR 74");
    
    
    
        while(RUNNING)
                {
                number = rand() % 100 + 1;
                printf("guess a number between 1 and 100: ");
                gets(guess);  /* works better but still have a warning */
                tries++;
            
                if(guess > number)
    
                    printf("too high. The number was %d\n", number);
                    
                    else if(guess < number)
                    printf("too low. The number was %d\n", number);
            
                    else if(guess == number)
            		
                    printf("perfect you only need %d tries to guess!\007\007\007\n", tries);
    
                 }
    
    
            
    
    
    return 0;
    system("PAUSE");
    
    }

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    Use fgets( ) and then sscanf( ), and then just check the return code from sscanf( ).
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