Reading in double values with scanf in c
CScanfConversion SpecifierC Problem Overview
I try to read-in 2 values using scanf() in C, but the values the system writes into memory are not equal to my entered values. Here is the code:
double a,b;
printf("--------\n"); //seperate lines
scanf("%ld",&a);
printf("--------\n");
scanf("%ld",&b);
printf("%d %d",a,b);
If I enter 1 and 2, CMD returns a correct, but b = -858993460 Here is what I already tried: using float or int instead of double, using scanf_s, using scanf("%d or %f for %i or %li or %lf or %e or %g ), using fflush(stdin) to clear keyboard buffer, reading in b first, trying like all possible combinations. I found out that there is a problem with the length of double on 32 bit OS, so that you are forced to use scanf("%lf", &f) to read in a double. No matter what I do, second value is always wrong.
I use MS VS express 2012 for Desktop on Windows 7 32 bit OS.
C Solutions
Solution 1 - C
Use the %lf format specifier to read a double:
double a;
scanf("%lf",&a);
Wikipedia has a decent reference for available format specifiers.
You'll need to use the %lf format specifier to print out the results as well:
printf("%lf %lf",a,b);
Solution 2 - C
As far as i know %d means decadic which is number without decimal point. if you want to load double value, use %lf conversion (long float). for printf your values are wrong for same reason, %d is used only for integer (and possibly chars if you know what you are doing) numbers.
Example:
double a,b;
printf("--------\n"); //seperate lines
scanf("%lf",&a);
printf("--------\n");
scanf("%lf",&b);
printf("%lf %lf",a,b);
Solution 3 - C
You are using wrong formatting sequence for double, you should use %lf instead of %ld:
double a;
scanf("%lf",&a);
Solution 4 - C
Format specifier in printf should be %f for doubl datatypes since float datatyles eventually convert to double datatypes inside printf.
There is no provision to print float data. Please find the discussion here : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4264127/correct-format-specifier-for-double-in-printf
Solution 5 - C
Use this line of code when scanning the second value:
scanf(" %lf", &b);
also replace all %ld with %lf.
It's a problem related with input stream buffer. You can also use fflush(stdin); after the first scanning to clear the input buffer and then the second scanf will work as expected. An alternate way is place a getch(); or getchar(); function after the first scanf line.
Solution 6 - C
Correct ways is:
double a,b;
printf("--------\n"); //seperate lines
scanf("%lf",&a); //%lf is long float numbers
printf("--------\n");
scanf("%lf",&b);
printf("%f %f",a,b); //%f float number
Solution 7 - C
Using %lf will help you in solving this problem.
Use :
scanf("%lf",&doub)