Question

Hello guys!

Here:

#include <stdio.h>

char* getStr( char *c ){
    scanf( "%s" , c );
    return c;
}

int main(){
    char str[ 100 ];
    getStr( str );
    printf( "%s" , str );
    return 0;
}

Could you please explain why is the string printed only until the first “space”.
i.e.

input: asd asd

output: asd

Answer 1

Because that’s what scanf does. If you want to read a string till newline, use gets EDIT: or its buffer-overflow-safe cousin fgets (thanks, @JayC)