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    scanf question

    could someone tell me what the "%7s" means in this:

    scanf("%7s",&record.field3);
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    Maximum field length. Only inputs a string of length 7.
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    I thought scanf was C.

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    It is from C, but C++ includes all C.

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    Would there be any upside to using scanf instead of cin?

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