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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T13:03:57+00:00 2026-05-22T13:03:57+00:00

if ( fgets( line, sizeof(line), stdin ) == (char*) 0 )… I don’t understand

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if ( fgets( line, sizeof(line), stdin ) == (char*) 0 )...

I don’t understand what this line does, anyone knows?

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    2026-05-22T13:03:57+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 1:03 pm
    (char*) 0
    

    Is not a null character, but a pointer to a character at address 0.

    A character containing the value 0 would be:

    (char) 0
    
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