Things to Avoid in C/C++ -- scanf / string, Part 7

scanf() / Reading a string

There is only one thing I really need to say about using scanf() to read a character string:

Read this about gets() and replace with scanf("%s", ...).

scanf() and gets() have the exact same problem with memory overrun. You can easily read in more characters than your char* can hold. And of course, scanf() has The Steps, too.

The solutions are the same.

'Nuff said.

Coming next, scanf() / Reading numbers.

I'll be baaack...