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Using the iscntrl()
function in C
The iscntrl()
function in C is used to check whether a character is a control character. The function takes a character as input and returns a non-zero value if the character is a control character, or zero if the character is not a control character.
Here is an example of how to use the iscntrl()
function:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <ctype.h>
int32_t main(int32_t argc, char const *argv[])
{
char c = '\n';
int32_t result = iscntrl(c);
if (result > 0x00)
{
printf("The character is a control digit.\n");
}
else
{
printf("The character is not a control digit.\n");
}
return 0;
}
The iscntrl()
function takes a character as input and returns a non-zero value if the character is a control character, or zero if the character is not a control character. In this example, the character '\n'
is a control character, so the function will return a non-zero value and the printf()
statement will print the output.
Explore the complete list of functions available in ctype header in C standard library.