Question

The syntax of the scanf() is scanf(“control string “, arg1,arg2,arg3,….,argn); the prototype of control string is ____________

(a) [=%[width][modifiers]type=]

(b) [=%[modifiers][width]type=]

(c) [=%[width] [modifiers]]

(d) [width][modifiers]

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Question is taken from scanf topic in division Input and Output in C of C

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) [=%[width][modifiers]type=]

Explanation: scanf() starts with the symbol % followed by the width, modifier, type of the argument.