61CSE103
Programming 1
Lecture 8: Working with String and Character in C
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Vuong Quoc Bao
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Learning Objectives:
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1. Fundamentals of Strings and Characters
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It is important to note the difference between the “seventh
element of the array” and“array element seven”. Because array
subscripts begin at 0, the“ seventh element of the array” has a
subscript of 6, while “ array element seven” has a subscript of 7
and is actually the eighth element of the array. This is a
source of“ off by-one” errors.
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• When storing a string of characters in a character array, be
sure that the array is large enough to hold the largest
string that will be stored. C allows strings of any length to
be stored. If a string is longer than the character array in
which it is to be stored, characters beyond the end of the
array will overwrite data in memory following the array.
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• Processing a single character as a string. A string is a
pointer—probably a respectably large integer. However, a
character is a small integer (ASCII values range 0–255). On
many systems this causes an error, because low memory
addresses are reserved for special purposes such as
operating-system interrupt handlers—so “access violations”
occur.
• Passing a character as an argument to a function when a
string is expected is a syntax error.
• Passing a string as an argument to a function when a
character is expected is a syntax error.
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2. Character Handling Library
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2. Character Handling Library
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2. Character Handling Library
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Example 1
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Example 2
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Example 3
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Example 3
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3. String-Conversion Functions
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Example 4
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Example 8
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Example 9
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4. Standard Input/Output Library Functions
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Example 10
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Example 10
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5. String Manipulation Functions of the String Handling Library
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Example 15
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6. Comparison Functions of the String- Handling Library
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Example 16
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Example 16
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7. Memory Functions of the String-Handling Library
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8. Practical Exercises
1) Write a C program that add two or more complex numbers using
structure
2) Write a C program that read a book's information (tittle,
author, subject and book ID) and then print again
3) Write a C program that read a person's information (last
name, first name, age, nationality, height, weight, job tittle)
and then print again
4) Write a C program that add two distances (feet,inch) using
structure
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8. Practical Exercises
5) Write a C program that ask user to choose 3 options, in
which:
- Option 1: convert a hour format from hh.mm.ss to second
- Option 2: convert second to a hour format hh:mm:ss
- Option 3: add two times (hh:mm:ss)
6) Create a structure Student with fields name, roll_number, and
marks. Write a program that allows the user to input the data
for 10 students, and create functions to:
Print all students who scored more than a specified grade.
Find the student with the highest marks.
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Lecture 7: Working with Structure in C
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