CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c
jantristanmilan
jantristanmilan

Reputation: 4368

Why wont this code count characters?

Why doesn't this code do anything when i execute it? It's supposed to count characters i even pressed ctrl+z which someone suggested and it still wont print how many characters after i entered random things. I'm using windows btw

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  long nc;
  nc = 0;

  while (getchar() != EOF)
    ++nc;

  printf("%ld\n", nc);

  return 0;
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 141

Answers (5)

dadua
dadua

Reputation: 153

You can use ^D to provide EOF signal to your program. Many time ^Z doesn't works.

Upvotes: 1

Stefan Marinov
Stefan Marinov

Reputation: 581

try calling your.exe < your_input.file or just press Ctrl+Z and then Enter to get EOF

Upvotes: 0

ur.
ur.

Reputation: 2957

Is your sample compiled with UNICODE=1? You have to compare against WEOF then.

Upvotes: 1

kappa
kappa

Reputation: 1569

because while getchar() is an infinite loop.

So you never exit the loop untile you kill the process.

Upvotes: -2

ApprenticeHacker
ApprenticeHacker

Reputation: 22031

It works if you press CTRL+Z and then enter. This triggers EOF.

If you want it to end when you press enter, use

while( getchar() != '\n' )

Upvotes: 2

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