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scanf("%[^\n]s", str) Vs gets(str) in C with Examples

Last Updated: 12 July 2025

gets()gets is a more convenient method of reading a string of text containing whitespaces.Unlike scanf(), it does not skip whitespaces.It is used to read the input until i...read more

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gets() is risky to use!

Last Updated: 23 July 2025

Consider the below program. C void read(){ char str[20]; gets(str); printf("%s", str); return;} The code looks simple, it reads string from standard ...read more

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