Question

I’m reading this text from a file:

file1: file2,file3,file4
file10: testfile.h
file1: file9

and splitting it

while(fscanf(fp,"%[^:]: %s",map[i].name, map[i].filesNeeded) == 2)
{
    printf("%s %s",map[i].name, map[i].filesNeeded);
    i++;
}

The problem is that the second and third variables are saved with leading newline characters:

Details:{name = "\\nfile10", '\\000' <repeats 56 times>, filesNeeded = "testfile.h", '\\000' <repeat

How can i save it without the leading newline characters?

Answer 1

add space for " %[^:]: %s "

while(fscanf(fp," %[^:]: %s ",map[i].name, map[i].filesNeeded) == 2)

the space in the scanf absorbs the space characters, tabulation characters, new line characters