It is because it doesn't check any bound checking . So overflow can easily occur without user's concent .
On Jul 19, 4:48 pm, Ankit Sablok <ankitsablok19091...@gmail.com> wrote: > Y is it not recommended to use gets in g++ what is the exact reason > can u tell > > On Jul 19, 4:47 pm, SAMMM <somnath.nit...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > You can try this :- > > > fgets(buff,sizeof(buff),stdin) .. > > It is recomended not to use gets in g++ or gcc .. > > > On Jul 19, 4:40 pm, Ankit Sablok <ankitsablok19091...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > the gets function gives me error when i execute the following code > > > plzz provide suggestions and answers > > > > char str[100]; > > > > while(n--) > > > { > > > gets(str); > > > puts(str); > > > > } > > > > suggest alternative methods to solve the anomaly- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.