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Using the isprint()
function in C
The isprint()
function in C is used to check whether a character is printable (it’s not a control character) . The function takes a character as input and returns a non-zero value if the character is printable, or zero if the character is not printable.
Here is an example of how to use the isprint()
function:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <ctype.h>
int32_t main(int32_t argc, char const *argv[])
{
char c = 'a';
int32_t result = isprint(c);
if (result > 0x00)
{
printf("The character '%c' is printable.\n", c);
}
else
{
printf("The character '%c' is not printable.\n", c);
}
return 0;
}
The isprint()
function takes a character as input and returns a non-zero value if the character is printable, or zero if the character is not printable. In this example, the character ' '
is printable, 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.