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PSET2 Caesar - Stuck at 'isdigit' step: Do I need to learn about pointers, or is something else going on?
Its a simple and common issue with new programmers. ;-)
Yes, argv[] is an array of strings. So, argv[1] is a string. Now, say that argv[1] contains the string "cat". Then argv[1][0] ...
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pset2 caesar, argv[1]
It's always the problems that hide in plain sight that get us! ;-)
isdigit() is working exactly as expected. If a character is a digit, it returns a non-zero (not necessarily 1, try printing the ...
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Caesar segmentation fault
In other words, the isdigit() function (and all of it's issomething() cousins) takes a single char as input. If you pass it a string, it chokes and generates a seg fault.
Otherwise, @MARS gave a ...
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Segmentation fault: Pset 2 Caeser isdigit
The actual problem isn't in the isdigit statement. It's in the for statement.
for(int i = 0, n = (strlen(argv[1])); i < n; i++)
If there is no parameter, then argv[1] doesn't exist. So, strlen ...
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pset2 (ceasar) - isdigit function not working correctly returns "expected expression" error
It seems correct because it is. The 'expected expression' error is almost always because of misplaced, missing or extra curly braces or parentheses.
Is it possible that you're editing one version of ...
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Caesar: Validating the key - stuck
argv[] is a list of arguments introduced from the comand line. If you want to itterate through ever char in a particular argument you can do it by: argv[x][i] where x is the argument number and 'i' ...
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pset2 how to use ctype.h functions
isalpha() takes a single character. When you try to jam a complete string down its throat, it chokes and coughs up a seg fault. You need to loop through the string and test each char individually.
If ...
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