Is there a fscanf equivalent for c++? Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
if(AddressFile.eof()) {
return 0;
}
return next_address;
} //Return the next address being read from a file in the main program
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John Phung wrote: Is there a fscanf equivalent for c++?
There is fscanf. ;-)
Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
if(AddressFile.eof()) {
return 0;
What if there is any other special condition than eof?
}
return next_address;
} //Return the next address being read from a file in the main program
--
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
- Groucho Marx
John Phung wrote: Is there a fscanf equivalent for c++?
There is fscanf. ;-)
Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
if(AddressFile.eof()) {
return 0;
What if there is any other special condition than eof?
}
return next_address;
} //Return the next address being read from a file in the main program
--
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
- Groucho Marx
John Phung wrote: Is there a fscanf equivalent for c++? Here's what I'm talking about:
The equivalent of fscanf() in C++ is fscanf(). But don't use it.
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
And here's why you shouldn't use it. If you used this code, your program
would be severely broken. The %x format specifier expects the
corresponding argument to be of type "pointer to unsigned int". You
passed the wrong type, and invoked undefined behavior.
The scanf and printf families of functions don't provide reasonable
type-checking, and are horribly error-prone and very dangerous to use.
That's why C++ provides better alternatives in the form of stream classes.
Anything that puts the burden of type-checking on the programmer should
be avoided. Such things should be used only when absolutely necessary,
and then only with great caution by someone who know what they are doing.
Boost also provides a type-safe library for printf()-like formatting: http://www.boost.org/libs/format/index.html
Although it does not appear to provide anything scanf()-like.
-Kevin
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John Phung wrote: Is there a fscanf equivalent for c++? Here's what I'm talking about:
The equivalent of fscanf() in C++ is fscanf(). But don't use it.
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
And here's why you shouldn't use it. If you used this code, your program
would be severely broken. The %x format specifier expects the
corresponding argument to be of type "pointer to unsigned int". You
passed the wrong type, and invoked undefined behavior.
The scanf and printf families of functions don't provide reasonable
type-checking, and are horribly error-prone and very dangerous to use.
That's why C++ provides better alternatives in the form of stream classes.
Anything that puts the burden of type-checking on the programmer should
be avoided. Such things should be used only when absolutely necessary,
and then only with great caution by someone who know what they are doing.
Boost also provides a type-safe library for printf()-like formatting: http://www.boost.org/libs/format/index.html
Although it does not appear to provide anything scanf()-like.
-Kevin
--
My email address is valid, but changes periodically.
To contact me please use the address from a recent posting.
"Rolf Magnus" <ra******@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:c4*************@news.t-online.com... John Phung wrote:
Is there a fscanf equivalent for c++?
There is fscanf. ;-)
Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
what about
fscanf(AddressFile, "%i", next_address);
???
"Rolf Magnus" <ra******@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:c4*************@news.t-online.com... John Phung wrote:
Is there a fscanf equivalent for c++?
There is fscanf. ;-)
Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
what about
fscanf(AddressFile, "%i", next_address);
???
Nick Hounsome wrote: "Rolf Magnus" <ra******@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:c4*************@news.t-online.com...
John Phung wrote:
Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
what about
fscanf(AddressFile, "%i", next_address);
Undefined behavior. %i requires the corresponding argument to be of type
"pointer to (signed) int". You have provided an argument of type
"unsigned int".
As I said in my other reply in this thread:
The scanf and printf families of functions don't provide reasonable
type-checking, and are horribly error-prone and very dangerous to use.
That's why C++ provides better alternatives in the form of stream classes.
Anything that puts the burden of type-checking on the programmer should
be avoided. Such things should be used only when absolutely necessary,
and then only with great caution by someone who know what they are doing.
-Kevin
--
My email address is valid, but changes periodically.
To contact me please use the address from a recent posting.
Nick Hounsome wrote: "Rolf Magnus" <ra******@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:c4*************@news.t-online.com...
John Phung wrote:
Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
what about
fscanf(AddressFile, "%i", next_address);
Undefined behavior. %i requires the corresponding argument to be of type
"pointer to (signed) int". You have provided an argument of type
"unsigned int".
As I said in my other reply in this thread:
The scanf and printf families of functions don't provide reasonable
type-checking, and are horribly error-prone and very dangerous to use.
That's why C++ provides better alternatives in the form of stream classes.
Anything that puts the burden of type-checking on the programmer should
be avoided. Such things should be used only when absolutely necessary,
and then only with great caution by someone who know what they are doing.
-Kevin
--
My email address is valid, but changes periodically.
To contact me please use the address from a recent posting.
Nick Hounsome wrote: > -->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
what about
fscanf(AddressFile, "%i", next_address);
???
The OP wanted to use an ifstream.
Nick Hounsome wrote: > -->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
what about
fscanf(AddressFile, "%i", next_address);
???
The OP wanted to use an ifstream.
In message <wj**************@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net >, Kevin
Goodsell <us*********************@neverbox.com> writes Nick Hounsome wrote:
"Rolf Magnus" <ra******@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:c4*************@news.t-online.com...
John Phung wrote:
Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
what about
fscanf(AddressFile, "%i", next_address);
Undefined behavior. %i requires the corresponding argument to be of
type "pointer to (signed) int". You have provided an argument of type
"unsigned int".
I suspect that's not his point, which might better have been stated as
"'what's the ifstream equivalent of fscanf(..,. "%i", ...) ?" Note that
it's %i, not %d.
Or to put it anther way, "is there something which will read any of the
strings 012, 10 and 0x0a giving the same result in each case?"
--
Richard Herring
In message <wj**************@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net >, Kevin
Goodsell <us*********************@neverbox.com> writes Nick Hounsome wrote:
"Rolf Magnus" <ra******@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:c4*************@news.t-online.com...
John Phung wrote:
Here's what I'm talking about:
unsigned int NextAddress(ifstream& AddressFile) {
unsigned int next_address;
-->How do I rewrite the fscanf listed below using ifstream?
-->fscanf(AddressFile, "%x", next_address);
AddressFile >> std::hex >> next_address;
what about
fscanf(AddressFile, "%i", next_address);
Undefined behavior. %i requires the corresponding argument to be of
type "pointer to (signed) int". You have provided an argument of type
"unsigned int".
I suspect that's not his point, which might better have been stated as
"'what's the ifstream equivalent of fscanf(..,. "%i", ...) ?" Note that
it's %i, not %d.
Or to put it anther way, "is there something which will read any of the
strings 012, 10 and 0x0a giving the same result in each case?"
--
Richard Herring
Richard Herring wrote:
I suspect that's not his point, which might better have been stated as
"'what's the ifstream equivalent of fscanf(..,. "%i", ...) ?" Note that
it's %i, not %d.
Or to put it anther way, "is there something which will read any of the
strings 012, 10 and 0x0a giving the same result in each case?"
Yes, I see what you mean now. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Off the top of my head, I don't know of a way to do this with streams
(short of writing your own code to check the initial character(s)). A
quick glance at the list of stream manipulators doesn't reveal anything
that looks likely to accomplish this.
-Kevin
--
My email address is valid, but changes periodically.
To contact me please use the address from a recent posting.
Richard Herring wrote:
I suspect that's not his point, which might better have been stated as
"'what's the ifstream equivalent of fscanf(..,. "%i", ...) ?" Note that
it's %i, not %d.
Or to put it anther way, "is there something which will read any of the
strings 012, 10 and 0x0a giving the same result in each case?"
Yes, I see what you mean now. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Off the top of my head, I don't know of a way to do this with streams
(short of writing your own code to check the initial character(s)). A
quick glance at the list of stream manipulators doesn't reveal anything
that looks likely to accomplish this.
-Kevin
--
My email address is valid, but changes periodically.
To contact me please use the address from a recent posting.
"Kevin Goodsell" <us*********************@neverbox.com> wrote in message
news:oM*****************@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net... Richard Herring wrote:
I suspect that's not his point, which might better have been stated as
"'what's the ifstream equivalent of fscanf(..,. "%i", ...) ?" Note that
it's %i, not %d.
Or to put it anther way, "is there something which will read any of the
strings 012, 10 and 0x0a giving the same result in each case?"
Yes, I see what you mean now. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Off the top of my head, I don't know of a way to do this with streams
(short of writing your own code to check the initial character(s)). A
quick glance at the list of stream manipulators doesn't reveal anything
that looks likely to accomplish this.
Set basefield to zero and you'll convert integer input with %i.
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd. http://www.dinkumware.com
"Kevin Goodsell" <us*********************@neverbox.com> wrote in message
news:oM*****************@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net... Richard Herring wrote:
I suspect that's not his point, which might better have been stated as
"'what's the ifstream equivalent of fscanf(..,. "%i", ...) ?" Note that
it's %i, not %d.
Or to put it anther way, "is there something which will read any of the
strings 012, 10 and 0x0a giving the same result in each case?"
Yes, I see what you mean now. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Off the top of my head, I don't know of a way to do this with streams
(short of writing your own code to check the initial character(s)). A
quick glance at the list of stream manipulators doesn't reveal anything
that looks likely to accomplish this.
Set basefield to zero and you'll convert integer input with %i.
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd. http://www.dinkumware.com
"P.J. Plauger" wrote:
<snip>
Hey, congrats on your recent DDJ award!
"P.J. Plauger" wrote:
<snip>
Hey, congrats on your recent DDJ award!
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news:40***************@nospam.com... "P.J. Plauger" wrote:
<snip>
Hey, congrats on your recent DDJ award!
Thanks. My first, and probably last, stint as a cover model.
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd. http://www.dinkumware.com
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news:40***************@nospam.com... "P.J. Plauger" wrote:
<snip>
Hey, congrats on your recent DDJ award!
Thanks. My first, and probably last, stint as a cover model.
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd. http://www.dinkumware.com
"P.J. Plauger" <pj*@dinkumware.com> wrote in message
news:Pz******************@nwrddc02.gnilink.net... "Kevin Goodsell" <us*********************@neverbox.com> wrote in message
news:oM*****************@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
Richard Herring wrote:
I suspect that's not his point, which might better have been stated as
"'what's the ifstream equivalent of fscanf(..,. "%i", ...) ?" Note
that it's %i, not %d.
Or to put it anther way, "is there something which will read any of
the strings 012, 10 and 0x0a giving the same result in each case?"
Yes, I see what you mean now. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Off the top of my head, I don't know of a way to do this with streams
(short of writing your own code to check the initial character(s)). A
quick glance at the list of stream manipulators doesn't reveal anything
that looks likely to accomplish this.
Set basefield to zero and you'll convert integer input with %i.
I would like you to be right (and you may well be for dinkum) but 27.4.2.1.2
table 84
lists the allowable values for basefield and 0 isn't one of them.
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd.
http://www.dinkumware.com
"P.J. Plauger" <pj*@dinkumware.com> wrote in message
news:Pz******************@nwrddc02.gnilink.net... "Kevin Goodsell" <us*********************@neverbox.com> wrote in message
news:oM*****************@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
Richard Herring wrote:
I suspect that's not his point, which might better have been stated as
"'what's the ifstream equivalent of fscanf(..,. "%i", ...) ?" Note
that it's %i, not %d.
Or to put it anther way, "is there something which will read any of
the strings 012, 10 and 0x0a giving the same result in each case?"
Yes, I see what you mean now. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Off the top of my head, I don't know of a way to do this with streams
(short of writing your own code to check the initial character(s)). A
quick glance at the list of stream manipulators doesn't reveal anything
that looks likely to accomplish this.
Set basefield to zero and you'll convert integer input with %i.
I would like you to be right (and you may well be for dinkum) but 27.4.2.1.2
table 84
lists the allowable values for basefield and 0 isn't one of them.
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd.
http://www.dinkumware.com
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