Thread: help on program

I am supposed to do this assignment stated:

Write a C Program to have a char variable. Use printf to print “Press any Key!”. Make sure to print the double quotes as above. Use getch() to input the key pressed. Use puts to Output “You pressed” and putch to output the actual character.

this is what I have done so far

Code:

#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>


main(void){
           
           char c;
          
          
           printf("press any key!\n");
        getch();
          puts("you pressed\n"); 
           
           
}

getch() returns the character typed, but you're not capturing it. You're just letting it float away into space, never to be seen again.

So I should be putting in double quotes in ?
HINT: You have a char c. Use it.
I do not quite understand what you mean here?

is this any better?

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
main(){
   
           char c;
   
           printf("press a key!\n");
           getch("");
           puts("you pressed"); 
           putch("");
}

HINT: You have a char c. Use it.


char c;
getch("");
putch("");

hahahahahahahhahaha, suttle, but still nasty as ever.

haee no

Code:

getch() returns the character typed, but you're not capturing it. You're just letting it float away into space, never to be seen again.

getch() return a whatever key u have pressed on the keyboard. so you will have to capture the return calue of the getch so that u can print the char later on in the program.if you dont capture i will wont get the value return by getch to be printed in future program.

so getch returns of type int so the code will look like this

Code:

main()
{
     int ch;
     .
     .
     ch=getch()
     putch(ch);
}

and in the question it is also asked to print the message within the double qoutes
so for that u will have to do this

Code:

printf("\"Press any key\");

hope this helps you out, if u get any prob let me know

s.s.harish

Originally Posted by ssharish

and in the question it is also asked to print the message within the double qoutes
so for that u will have to do this

Code:

printf("\"Press any key\");

You forgot something:

Code:

printf("\"Press any key!\"\n");

Like \n, \"(that prints a ") is an escape sequence

I do not understand what puts or ptuch is is

how do you use these words?
what do you use them for?

Originally Posted by robasc

I do not understand what puts or ptuch is is

how do you use these words?
what do you use them for?

puts - http://cplusplus.com/ref/cstdio/puts.html

ptuch - Havn't heard of it.

Why don't teachers ever push C standards? <conio.h> pshshs.

Also, itsme gave him a perfect amount of advice. The other posts are just going to confuse him. robasc seemed to have completely misunderstood the original post.

Well, I am completely lost ! I have been working on this for a week now and I still cannot figure it out. What in the world am i doing wrong.

Code:

#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>

 main(void){
            
             char c;
          
           printf("Press any key!\n");
           c=getch();
puts("you pressed");
putch;
      
          
          }

Ok, I understand everything but the double quote thing you say: Again, you're not printing

the quotes in the printf statement. I am still confused here. Are you saying that after my

string I need to add \".

Code:

#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>

 main(void){
            
             char c;
                     printf("press a key!");
           c=getch();
puts("you pressed");
putch(c);
      
          
          }

I am assumming I need to write like this

Code:

printf(\" press a key!\");

or should it be

Code:

printf("press a key!"\");