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What is & called?
Short answer. The address operator.
Does scanf("%s", name) need &?
No. The array name already gives the address.
Remember
| & gives the address |
| scanf stores at that address |
| No & for a string array |
Printf needs no ampersand. So why does scanf need one? Ampersand is the address operator. Scanf stores a value, so it needs the address of age. Ampersand gives the address. Scanf stores there. Strings need no ampersand.
This clip is from the full lesson: Input and Output in C: printf and scanf — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: GSEB Std 10 Computer Studies, Programming All levels C
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