Syntax
#include <stdio.h> int fgetc(FILE *stream);Description
fgetc reads a single byte from the input stream at the current position and increases the associated file pointer, if any, so that it points to the next byte.
Note: fgetc is identical to getc but is always implemented as a function call; it is never replaced by a macro.
fgetc returns the byte read as an integer. An EOF return value indicates an error or an end-of-file condition. Use feof or ferror to determine whether the EOF value indicates an error or the end of the file.
This example gathers a line of input from a stream.
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAX_LEN 80
int main(void)
{
FILE *stream;
char buffer[MAX_LEN+1];
int i,ch;
stream = fopen("myfile.dat", "r");
for (i = 0; (i < (sizeof(buffer)-1) && ((ch = fgetc(stream)) != EOF) &&
(ch != '\n')); i++)
buffer[i] = ch;
buffer[i] = '\0';
if (fclose(stream))
perror("fclose error");
printf("The input line was : %s\n", buffer);
return 0;
/****************************************************************************
If myfile.dat contains: one two three
The output should be:
The input line was : one two three
****************************************************************************/
}
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