sscanf print format problem - %hhd

[dissectcode]

I am passing an unsigned 8-bit int into sscanf. If I try format specifier %c (which should fit) I get complicated errors during compliation. However, if I use %hhd instead I don't get any errors. Is my little quick fix a bad idea for any reason?

thanks!!

[JosAH]

If the format specifier "%hhd" happens to work throw your C implementation away
because it's extremely non-compliant then.

kind regards,

Jos

[r035198x]

Out of interest, what are the errors given when you use %c?

[arnaudk]

I can see three scenarios,

1. You're scanning a string for a character. You use %c in the format specifier and provide a short int.
   Then character will be silently cast to a short int. The short int you provided will be assigned the ASCII value of the character, as expected.
   
   
2. You're scanning a string for a non-numeric character. You use %hhd in the format specifier and provide a short int.
   Probably %hhd is interpreted as %hd which means short int (since h is the "short" modifier, presumably more than one modifier is ignored although this is bad practice). In this case, scanf will not find any numeric character which can be interpreted as a short int in the string provided. Nothing will be assigned to the short int which will retain its previous value.
   
   
3. You're scanning a string for a numeric character. You use %hhd in the format specifier and provide a short int.
   Assuming %hhd means %hd, scanf will assign the number to the short int.

In any case, if there are errors it shouldn't be directly because of scanf().

[dissectcode]

Hi - The error I get if I try %c for my 8-bit unsigned int is:

error: duplicate case value
error: previously used here
error: duplicate case value

at specific lines, over and over again, and it won't compile.

I do not understand why I can't scan it properly. I have been stuck with this warning, not knowing how to fix it for months now.

[arnaudk]

Are you using switch statements? Note then that all cases should be unique - maybe the result of the scanf is causing two cases to be the same. Perhaps you could give us an example of a line where this error occurs.

[JosAH]

Hi - The error I get if I try %c for my 8-bit unsigned int is:

error: duplicate case value
error: previously used here
error: duplicate case value

at specific lines, over and over again, and it won't compile.

I do not understand why I can't scan it properly. I have been stuck with this warning, not knowing how to fix it for months now.

Those error messages indicate that you're using a switch statement somewhere.
Such a statement has nothing to do with a scanf() functions call. Can you show
us the code that uses the scanf() call as well as that switch statement?

kind regards,

Jos

[arnaudk]

Jos, I thought you had gotten a faster keyboard! Maybe it needs some lubrication... ;-)

[JosAH]

Jos, I thought you had gotten a faster keyboard! Maybe it needs some lubrication... ;-)

I know; I'm so speedy today ;-) especially when it comes to questions that divert
from their original goal. I wonder what source code comes up ...

kind regards,

Jos

[newb16]

Are you using switch statements? Note then that all cases should be unique - maybe the result of the scanf is causing two cases to be the same. Perhaps you could give us an example of a line where this error occurs.

Result of scanf can appear only in runtime and has nothing to do with compile error.

[arnaudk]

Yes, I agree it does sound a bit fishy... That's why I'd like to see some code.