What does the "f" in 'scanf' mean?
Also, why are double values signified by "%g" – what does the g mean?
What does the f in ‘scanf’ mean? Also, why are double values signified by
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What does the "f" in 'scanf' mean?
Also, why are double values signified by "%g" – what does the g mean?
My guess would be that the
fmeans that the function takes a format specifier, as doesprintf().%g=%f + 1, I guess, as%dwas taken for “decimal integer”.Full list, with descriptions, can be found here.