/* getline.c -- Testing a function that reads a line
* from input.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAXBUF 128
int getline(char line[], int nmax);
int main(void){
int len;
char buffer[MAXBUF];
while(1){
len = getline(buffer, MAXBUF);
if (len==0)break;
printf("len = %d, line = %s\n", len, buffer);
};
}
int getline(char line[], int nmax)
/* It prompts user and reads up to nmax
* characters into line. It returns number
* of characters read. ['\n' terminates the line]
*/
{
int len;
char c;
len = 0;
printf("Enter a string [CR to exit]: ");
while(((c=getchar())!='\n') && len<nmax-1)
line[len++]=c;
line[len]='\0';
return len;
}
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