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dynamically allocate and scan strings using the void function

Soham Jobanputra answered on January 8, 2023 Popularity 1/10 Helpfulness 1/10

answer dynamically allocate and scan strings using the void function

dynamically allocate and scan strings using the void function

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void create_string(char **ptr) {
    *ptr = malloc(1);
    size_t size = 1;
    for(;;) {
        char c;
        scanf("%c", &c);
        if (c == ' ' || c == '\n') break;
        (*ptr)[size - 1] = c;
        size++;
        *ptr = realloc(*ptr, size);
    }
    (*ptr)[size-1] = '\0';
}

int main() {
    char *str;
    create_string(&str);
    printf("%s\n", str);
    printf("%zu\n", strlen(str));
    free(str);
}

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Tags: c function using void

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