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Input a hexadecimal value using scanf() in C

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Input a hexadecimal value using scanf() in C

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2022-05-04
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Program 1:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) 
{
	unsigned int value;

	//input "123afc"
	printf("Enter hexadecimal value without "0x": ");
	//using %x (small x)
	scanf("%x", &value);
	printf("value = 0x%x or 0X%X\n", value, value);

	//input "123AfC"
	printf("Enter hexadecimal value without "0X": ");
	//using X (capital x)
	scanf("%X", &value);
	printf("value = 0x%x or 0X%X\n", value, value);

	return 0;
}

Output

Enter hexadecimal value without "0x": 123afc
value = 0x123afc or 0X123AFC
Enter hexadecimal value without "0X": 123AFC
value = 0x123afc or 0X123AFC

Program 2: Testing program with invalid hexadecimal value

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) 
{
	unsigned int value;

	//testing with invalue value 
	//while input, we are using alphabets 
	//which are greater than F 
	//as we know, hexadecimal allowes only 
	//A to F / a to f - which are equivelant
	//to 10 to 15

	printf("Enter a hexadecimal value: ");
	scanf("%x", &value);
	printf("value = %x\n", value);

	return 0;
}

Output

Enter a hexadecimal value: 123apd
value = 123a

Explanation:

In the hexadecimal value 123apd, "p" is not a hexadecimal digit, thus, the input is valid/acceptable till valid digits. Given input 123pad is considered as 123a.

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