gets and scanf

**detux** · 05-27-2006

Hi

I'm new to c and i got a problem using gets and scanf

here's the code:

#include <stdio.h>

Code:

int main()
{
    int input1;
    char input2[5];
   
    printf( "Enter input : " );
    scanf( "%d", &input1 );
    printf( "Enter input : " );
    gets( input2 );
   
    printf( "%d, %s\ n", input1, input2 );
   
    return 0;
}

after i enter the first input I cannot enter the second input. Is it the gets behaviour or something wrong with my code?

**Ken Fitlike** · 05-27-2006

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**dwks** · 05-27-2006

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