How to copy stream of data to a 2D array?

[sathishc58]

Hi All

I want to copy a stream of data to 2D array. I wrote the following
program which was not working as i expected.

Code


#include <stdio.h>


char a[3][6];
char b[50]={"abcdefghijklmnopqrst"};
main()
{
int i=0;


for(i=0;i<3;i++)
sscanf(b, "%6c", a[i]);


for(i=0;i<3;i++)
printf("%s\n", a[i]);



}


Output

abcdefabcdefabcdef
abcdefabcdef
abcdef


But I want to have output like this


abcdef
abcdef
abcdef


Why it copies 1st six characters to Ist and IInd 2D arrays. How to restrict so that I copy 1st six characters to 0th 2D array alone.


I am restricted to use only "sscanf" function. Help me out to solve
this.


Thanks & Regards
Sathish Kumar

[gpraghuram]

Hi All

I want to copy a stream of data to 2D array. I wrote the following
program which was not working as i expected.

Code


#include <stdio.h>


char a[3][6];
char b[50]={"abcdefghijklmnopqrst"};
main()
{
int i=0;


for(i=0;i<3;i++)
sscanf(b, "%6c", a[i]);


for(i=0;i<3;i++)
printf("%s\n", a[i]);



}


Output

abcdefabcdefabcdef
abcdefabcdef
abcdef


But I want to have output like this


abcdef
abcdef
abcdef


Why it copies 1st six characters to Ist and IInd 2D arrays. How to restrict so that I copy 1st six characters to 0th 2D array alone.


I am restricted to use only "sscanf" function. Help me out to solve
this.


Thanks & Regards
Sathish Kumar

Hi,
Check this

char a[3][6]; 
//change this to char a[3][8]; as you need 6 characters u have to allocate atleast 8 for second dimension
 

This will solve the purpose.

Raghuram

[sathishc58]

HI Raghu

Thank you for your reply. The solution got worked. I did not give enough space for '\0' character.

Thanks & Regards
Sathish Kumar