ya thats wat my doubt was...if its not a recognised escape sequence thn how is it interpreted?? Would the compiler jst ignore ''\''?
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Ram CEG <[email protected]> wrote: > op:abc.. \c is not an escape sequence > > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:17 PM, aditi garg <[email protected]>wrote: > >> what will be the output fr this?? >> printf("ab\c"); >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 6:22 PM, swetha rahul <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dipankar, Thanks!!! >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Dipankar Patro <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Swetha, >>>> >>>> '\' in C is used to denote a escape sequence in C strings (and also in >>>> many other languages). >>>> e.g '\n' is for New Line '\n' is counted as one character. >>>> Now '\ooo' is for an ASCII in octal representation. >>>> here is the list of all escape sequences: >>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h21280bw(v=vs.80).aspx >>>> >>>> So for your string : "\12345s\n" >>>> here '\123' is an ASCII in octal, hence one character. >>>> rest you know about the characters: so length = '\123'(1) + 3 + '\n'(1) >>>> = 5. >>>> >>>> I suggest you try with other combinations with '\' and print the output. >>>> They will definitely show some weird stuffs :) >>>> >>>> Hope that helps. >>>> On 25 July 2011 22:53, swetha rahul <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> char *s="\12345s\n"; >>>>> printf("\n %d",strlen(s)); >>>>> >>>>> The output is 5...?? But how.?? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Please do not print this e-mail until urgent requirement. Go Green!! >>>> Save Papers <=> Save Trees >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Aditi Garg >> Undergraduate Student >> Electronics & Communication Divison >> NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY >> Sector 3, Dwarka >> New Delhi >> >> 9718388816 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- Aditi Garg Undergraduate Student Electronics & Communication Divison NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Sector 3, Dwarka New Delhi 9718388816 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
