i mean how it working actually? On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Anika Jain <anika.jai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hey ya its working :) but whats the logic behind it?? > > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Piyush Sinha <ecstasy.piy...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> sorry by mistake i added it in scanf situation.. >> actually this type of specifier can be used with printf statement for >> finding the sum... >> >> look at the code below.... >> >> main() >> { >> int a=9; >> int b=3; >> printf("%d\n",printf("%*s%*s",a,"",b,"")); >> system("pause"); >> } >> >> On 6/23/11, Anika Jain <anika.jai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > thanx .. can u explain me how this is used in finding sum of 2 vars >> without >> > using + ?? >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Piyush Sinha >> > <ecstasy.piy...@gmail.com>wrote: >> > >> >> An asterisk indicates that the data is to be retrieved from the use >> >> but ignored, i.e. it is not stored in the corresponding >> >> argument...hence the third value entered gets stored for b and for c >> >> the output comes to garbage value.... >> >> >> >> One beautiful application of such type of implementation is in finding >> >> the sum of 2 variables without using + operator..:) >> >> >> >> On 6/23/11, Anika Jain <anika.jai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > int main() >> >> > { >> >> > int a,b, c; >> >> > scanf("%d%*d%d",&a,&b,&c); >> >> > printf("%d %d %d",a,b,c); >> >> > } >> >> > >> >> > output: 25 35 garbage >> >> > >> >> > how is it happening?? >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> > Groups >> >> > "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> >> > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Piyush Sinha* >> >> *IIIT, Allahabad* >> >> *+91-8792136657* >> >> *+91-7483122727* >> >> *https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000655377926 * >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> 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 algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> *Piyush Sinha* >> *IIIT, Allahabad* >> *+91-8792136657* >> *+91-7483122727* >> *https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000655377926 * >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.