What is scanf? I didn't understood it

Question

Can anybody help me with scanf... I didn't understood what it's his utility

Answer 1

scanf means scan formatted. So
scanf will read keyboard buffer like the format you specified.

In a informal way

scanf("format", var addres to sign value)

here a example i made:

https://code.sololearn.com/c8F128G57iuN/?ref=app

Edit: You want to use scanf when you know the type of the data inserted and how is inserted.

Answer 2

supriya🍀 yes i kind misleading in my explanation.

Answer 3

supriya🍀 Thanks for the compliment and feedback

Answer 4

supriya🍀 just a reminder, remember to mark the best answer😉

Answer 5

Thanks to all

Answer 6

oh, it's FireStarter 95 who asked the question, there is mark best answer

Answer 7

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