C fgetc() function
C library function - fgetc()
The fgetc() function is used to read a single unsigned character from the input stream at the current position and increases the associated file pointer, if any, so that it points to the next character.
Syntax:
int fgetc(FILE *stream)
Parameters:
Name | Description | Required /Optional |
---|---|---|
stream | Identifies an address for a file descriptor, which is an area of memory associated with an input or output stream. | Required |
Return value
- Upon successful completion, fgetc() shall return the next byte from the input stream pointed to by stream.
- If the end-of-file indicator for the stream is set, or if the stream is at end-of-file, the end-of-file indicator for the stream shall be set and fgetc() shall return EOF.
Example: fgetc() function
The following example gathers a line of input from a stream:
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAX_LEN 80
int main(void)
{
FILE *stream;
char buffer[MAX_LEN + 1];
int i, c;
stream = fopen("test.txt","r");
for (i = 0; (i < (sizeof(buffer)-1) &&
((c = fgetc(stream)) != EOF) && (c != '\n')); i++)
buffer[i] = c;
buffer[i] = '\0';
if (fclose(stream))
perror("fclose error");
printf("Text from the file : %s\n", buffer);
}
Output:
Text from the file : C Language.
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