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How to read a string from console window which can also contain special characeters like _(underscore) also?

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How to read a string from console window which can also contain special characeters like _(underscore) also?

Karthik Agarwal

15yAsked Nov 17, 2011, 5:47 AM1.8k

How to read a string along with special characters and pass that into an pointer.
I have a string like T_411_c which should be read from console window and have in a string so that i can pass it to some others API's which requires that? I need C code. reply ASAP.

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Vulpes15y ago
Accepted answer
I'm probably missing something, Karthik, but the following works fine, special characters or not:

char s[10];
printf("\nInput a string, maximum nine characters : ");
scanf("%9s", s);
printf("\nYou entered %s\n", s); // T_411_c
Sam Hobbs15y ago
It depends on what special characters. You either must:
1. Use a code page so the character is shown that you need to be shown
2. Use Unicode
Reading a string like T_411_c requires no special code; it is very easy, just use any typical code such as what Vulpes shows. If however you need (for example) "£" then the problem is not your source code; you need to change the font used by the console window. Depending on what characters you need, you might need to change your program to use Unicode.