genericopenlibs/cstdlib/LSTDIO/SSCANF.C
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/* SSCANF.C
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 * 
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 * Portions Copyright (c) 1990-2006 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
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 * All rights reserved.
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 */
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/*
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 * Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
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 * All rights reserved.
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 *
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 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
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 * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
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 * duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation,
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 * advertising materials, and other materials related to such
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 * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
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 * by the University of California, Berkeley.  The name of the
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 * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
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 * from this software without specific prior written permission.
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 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
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 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
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 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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 */
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/*
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FUNCTION
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	<<scanf>>, <<fscanf>>, <<sscanf>>---scan and format input
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INDEX
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	scanf
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INDEX
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	fscanf
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INDEX
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	sscanf
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ANSI_SYNOPSIS
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        #include <stdio.h>
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        int scanf(const char *<[format]> [, <[arg]>, ...]);
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        int fscanf(FILE *<[fd]>, const char *<[format]> [, <[arg]>, ...]);
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        int sscanf(const char *<[str]>, const char *<[format]> 
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                   [, <[arg]>, ...]);
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TRAD_SYNOPSIS
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	#include <stdio.h>
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	int scanf(<[format]> [, <[arg]>, ...])
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	char *<[format]>;
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	int fscanf(<[fd]>, <[format]> [, <[arg]>, ...]);
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	FILE *<[fd]>;
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	char *<[format]>;
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	int sscanf(<[str]>, <[format]> [, <[arg]>, ...]);
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	char *<[str]>;
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	char *<[format]>;
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DESCRIPTION
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        <<scanf>> scans a series of input fields from standard input,
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		one character at a time.  Each field is interpreted according to
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		a format specifier passed to <<scanf>> in the format string at
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        <<*<[format]>>>.  <<scanf>> stores the interpreted input from
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		each field at the address passed to it as the corresponding argument
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		following <[format]>.  You must supply the same number of
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		format specifiers and address arguments as there are input fields.
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        There must be sufficient address arguments for the given format
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        specifiers; if not the results are unpredictable and likely
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        disasterous.  Excess address arguments are merely ignored.
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        <<scanf>> often produces unexpected results if the input diverges from
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        an expected pattern. Since the combination of <<gets>> or <<fgets>>
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        followed by <<sscanf>> is safe and easy, that is the preferred way
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        to be certain that a program is synchronized with input at the end
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		of a line.
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        <<fscanf>> and <<sscanf>> are identical to <<scanf>>, other than the
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        source of input: <<fscanf>> reads from a file, and <<sscanf>>
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		from a string.
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        The string at <<*<[format]>>> is a character sequence composed
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        of zero or more directives. Directives are composed of
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        one or more whitespace characters, non-whitespace characters,
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        and format specifications.
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        Whitespace characters are blank (<< >>), tab (<<\t>>), or
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		newline (<<\n>>).
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        When <<scanf>> encounters a whitespace character in the format string
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        it will read (but not store) all consecutive whitespace characters
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        up to the next non-whitespace character in the input.
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        Non-whitespace characters are all other ASCII characters except the
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        percent sign (<<%>>).  When <<scanf>> encounters a non-whitespace
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        character in the format string it will read, but not store
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        a matching non-whitespace character.
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        Format specifications tell <<scanf>> to read and convert characters
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        from the input field into specific types of values, and store then
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        in the locations specified by the address arguments.
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        Trailing whitespace is left unread unless explicitly
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        matched in the format string.
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        The format specifiers must begin with a percent sign (<<%>>)
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        and have the following form:
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.       %[*][<[width]>][<[size]>]<[type]>
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        Each format specification begins with the percent character (<<%>>).
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        The other fields are:
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	o+
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		o *
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		an optional marker; if present, it suppresses interpretation and
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        assignment of this input field.
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		an optional maximum field width: a decimal integer,
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		which controls the maximum number of characters that
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		will be read before converting the current input field.  If the
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		input field has fewer than <[width]> characters, <<scanf>>
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		reads all the characters in the field, and then
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		proceeds with the next field and its format specification.
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		If a whitespace or a non-convertable character occurs
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		before <[width]> character are read, the characters up
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		to that character are read, converted, and stored.
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		Then <<scanf>> proceeds to the next format specification.
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        o size
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		<<h>>, <<l>>, and <<L>> are optional size characters which
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		override the default way that <<scanf>> interprets the
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		data type of the corresponding argument.
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.Modifier   Type(s)
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.   h       d, i, o, u, x     convert input to short,
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.                             store in short object
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.
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.   h       D, I, O, U, X     no effect
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.           e, f, c, s, n, p
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.
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.   l       d, i, o, u, x     convert input to long,
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.                             store in long object
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.
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.   l       e, f, g           convert input to double
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.                             store in a double object
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.
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.   l       D, I, O, U, X     no effect
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.           c, s, n, p
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.
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.   L       d, i, o, u, x     convert to long double,
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.                             store in long double
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.   L      all others         no effect
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        o <[type]>
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		A character to specify what kind of conversion
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                <<scanf>> performs.  Here is a table of the conversion
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                characters:
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		o+
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		o  %
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		No conversion is done; the percent character (<<%>>) is stored.
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		o c
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		Scans one character.  Corresponding <[arg]>: <<(char *arg)>>.
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		o s
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		Reads a character string into the array supplied.
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		Corresponding <[arg]>: <<(char arg[])>>.
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		o  [<[pattern]>]
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		Reads a non-empty character string into memory
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		starting at <[arg]>.  This area must be large
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		enough to accept the sequence and a
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		terminating null character which will be added
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		automatically.  (<[pattern]> is discussed in the paragraph following
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		this table). Corresponding <[arg]>: <<(char *arg)>>.
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		o d
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		Reads a decimal integer into the corresponding <[arg]>: <<(int *arg)>>.
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		o D
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		Reads a decimal integer into the corresponding
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		<[arg]>: <<(long *arg)>>.
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		o o
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		Reads an octal integer into the corresponding <[arg]>: <<(int *arg)>>.
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		o O
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		Reads an octal integer into the corresponding <[arg]>: <<(long *arg)>>.
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		o u
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		Reads an unsigned decimal integer into the corresponding
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		<[arg]>: <<(unsigned int *arg)>>.
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		o U
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		Reads an unsigned decimal integer into the corresponding <[arg]>:
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		<<(unsigned long *arg)>>.
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		o x,X
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		Read a hexadecimal integer into the corresponding <[arg]>:
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		<<(int *arg)>>.
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		o e, f, g
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		Read a floating point number into the corresponding <[arg]>:
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		<<(float *arg)>>.
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		o E, F, G
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		Read a floating point number into the corresponding <[arg]>:
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		<<(double *arg)>>.
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		o  i
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		Reads a decimal, octal or hexadecimal integer into the
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		corresponding <[arg]>: <<(int *arg)>>.
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		o  I
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		Reads a decimal, octal or hexadecimal integer into the
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		corresponding <[arg]>: <<(long *arg)>>.
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		o  n
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		Stores the number of characters read in the corresponding
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		<[arg]>: <<(int *arg)>>.
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		o  p
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                Stores a scanned pointer.  ANSI C leaves the details
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		to each implementation; this implementation treats
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		<<%p>> exactly the same as <<%U>>.  Corresponding
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		<[arg]>: <<(void **arg)>>.  
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                o-
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	A <[pattern]> of characters surrounded by square brackets can be used
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	instead of the <<s>> type character.  <[pattern]> is a set of
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	characters which define a search set of possible characters making up
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	the <<scanf>> input field.  If the first character in the brackets is a
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	caret (<<^>>), the search set is inverted to include all ASCII characters
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	except those between the brackets.  There is also a range facility
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	which you can use as a shortcut. <<%[0-9] >> matches all decimal digits.
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	The hyphen must not be the first or last character in the set.
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	The character prior to the hyphen must be lexically less than the
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	character after it.
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	Here are some <[pattern]> examples:
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		o+
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		o %[abcd]
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		matches strings containing only <<a>>, <<b>>, <<c>>, and <<d>>.
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		o %[^abcd]
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		matches strings containing any characters except <<a>>, <<b>>,
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		<<c>>, or <<d>>
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		o %[A-DW-Z]
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		matches strings containing <<A>>, <<B>>, <<C>>, <<D>>, <<W>>,
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		<<X>>, <<Y>>, <<Z>>
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		o %[z-a]
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		matches the characters  <<z>>, <<->>, and <<a>>
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		o-
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	Floating point numbers (for field types <<e>>, <<f>>, <<g>>, <<E>>,
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	<<F>>, <<G>>) must correspond to the following general form:
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.		[+/-] ddddd[.]ddd [E|e[+|-]ddd]
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	where objects inclosed in square brackets are optional, and <<ddd>>
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	represents decimal, octal, or hexadecimal digits.
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	o-
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RETURNS
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        <<scanf>> returns the number of input fields successfully
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        scanned, converted and stored; the return value does
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        not include scanned fields which were not stored.
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        If <<scanf>> attempts to read at end-of-file, the return
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        value is <<EOF>>.
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        If no fields were stored, the return value is <<0>>.
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        <<scanf>> might stop scanning a particular field before
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        reaching the normal field end character, or may
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        terminate entirely.
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        <<scanf>> stops scanning and storing the current field
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        and moves to the next input field (if any)
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        in any of the following situations:
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	O+
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	o       The assignment suppressing character (<<*>>) appears
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	after the <<%>> in the format specification; the current
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	input field is scanned but not stored.
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	o       <[width]> characters have been read (<[width]> is a
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	width specification, a positive decimal integer).
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	o       The next character read cannot be converted
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	under the the current format (for example,
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	if a <<Z>> is read when the format is decimal).
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	o       The next character in the input field does not appear
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	in the search set (or does appear in the inverted search set).
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	O-
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	When <<scanf>> stops scanning the current input field for one of
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	these reasons, the next character is considered unread and
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	used as the first character of the following input field, or the
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	first character in a subsequent read operation on the input.
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	<<scanf>> will terminate under the following circumstances:
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	O+
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	o       The next character in the input field conflicts
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	with a corresponding non-whitespace character in the
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	format string.
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	o       The next character in the input field is <<EOF>>.
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	o       The format string has been exhausted.
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	O-
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	When the format string contains a character sequence that is
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	not part of a format specification, the same character
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	sequence must appear in the input; <<scanf>> will
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	scan but not store the matched characters.  If a
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	conflict occurs, the first conflicting character remains in the input
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	as if it had never been read.
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PORTABILITY
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<<scanf>> is ANSI C.
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Supporting OS subroutines required: <<close>>, <<fstat>>, <<isatty>>,
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<<lseek>>, <<read>>, <<sbrk>>, <<write>>.
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*/
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#include <_ansi.h>
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#include <reent.h>
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <string.h>
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#include <stdarg.h>
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#include "LOCAL.H"
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static
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int
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eofread (void* cookie,char *buf,int len)
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{
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  	cookie=cookie;
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	buf=buf;
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	len=len;
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	return 0;
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}
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/**
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Read formatted data from string.
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Reads data from the buffer specified and stores it
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into the locations given by argument(s).
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Locations pointed by each argument are filled with their corresponding type
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of value requested in the format string.
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@param str Buffer containing the string to be parsed for data. 
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@param fmt String that can contain one or more of these items:
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	   Whitespace characters: the function will read and ignore any whitespace
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 	   characters (this includes blank, newline and tab characters) encountered
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 	   before the next non-whitespace character. This includes any quantity of
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 	   whitespace characters (including none). On-whitespace characters (any
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 	   character not including blank, newline, tab, or any format specifier
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 	   begining with % character): this cause that the function read and discard
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 	   any character that match the given non-whitespace character. If this
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 	   character is not found the function ends returning error.
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 	   Format specifiers: A sequence of characters begining with '%' indicates
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 	   that next data has to be readed and stored at the location pointed by its
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 	   corresponding argument with a given format that is specified following this
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 	   prototype: %[*][width][modifiers]type
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@return	On Success, The number of items succesfully read. This count doesn't include any
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 		ignored fields.
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		On Failure, returns EOF, if an error has occurred before the first assignation
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		could be done and errno may be set.
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*/
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EXPORT_C int sscanf(const char *str, const char *fmt, ...)
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{
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  int ret;
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  va_list ap;
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  FILE f;
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  f._data = _REENT2;
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  if (!f._data)
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	return EOF; // Memory for library globals is not allocated (errno not set). 
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  f._flags = __SRD;
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  f._bf._base = f._p = (unsigned char *) str;
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  f._bf._size = f._r = strlen (str);
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  f._read = eofread;
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  f._ub._base = NULL;
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  f._lb._base = NULL;
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  va_start (ap, fmt);
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  ret = __svfscanf (&f, fmt, ap);
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  va_end (ap);
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  return ret;
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}