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String input : %s Example using printf and scanf function

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String input : %s Example using printf and scanf function

Program Code

#include <stdio.h> 
int main() 
{ 
    char str[20]; 
    scanf("%s", str); // input is atnyla 
    printf("%s\n", str); 
    return 0; 
} 

Output

atnyla
atnyla
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Explanation

scanf(char *format, arg1, arg2, …)

This function take input using standard input (keyboard) and store it in variable accordingly. It returns the number of items successfully read. Formal parameter arg1, agr2, .. must be a pointer

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