Asking a user for string issue

Asked Sep 13 '20 at 19:38

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I'm trying to use fgets() to get a string from the user but whenever I run the program it skips right over the fgets(), meaning it won't let me input anything

    printf("*********************************\n");
    printf("             Stock 3\n");
    printf("*********************************\n");

    printf("Enter stock name: ");
    fgets(name,10,stdin);
    printf("Enter the number of shares: ");
    scanf("%d", &share3);
    printf("Enter the buy price, current price, and fees: ");
    scanf("%f, %f, %f", &buy_p3, &current_p3, &fees3);

    puts("");

I believe it has something to do with a \n skipping it but I'm not sure where it is coming from. Any help appreciated. Thanks!

asked Sep 13 '20 at 19:38

Jonathan-tho

try putting an dummy scanf before fgets. for example, scanf("%s", &s). This will take care of the newline problem. – avijit Sep 13 '20 at 19:42
Easiest would be to use `scanf("%9s")` to read the stock name too! Otherwise, you can consume *all* whitespace including the line-initial whitespace with a simple `scanf(" ")` – Antti Haapala -- Слава Україні Sep 13 '20 at 19:43

Asking a user for string issue

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