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Article #6141ANSI draft interpretation question: scanf("%*n", ...
From: Chris Torek
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1990 07:34
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1990 07:34
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According to the December 1988 draft, `*' as a scanf flag (between a `%' and a conversion character) is an assignment suppression flag. However, `%n' does not count as an assignment, nor is it a regular conversion character (since no input is converted). This leaves me with the question: Does `%*n' write to anything, or is the `assignment' suppressed? Note that `%*n' is completely useless if it is suppressed, since it affects neither the stream nor any object. -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7163) Domain: chris@cs.umd.edu Path: uunet!mimsy!chris
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From: chris@mimsy.umd.edu (Chris Torek)
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Subject: ANSI draft interpretation question: scanf("%*n", ...
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Date: 4 Jan 90 07:34:03 GMT
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