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Why is “while ( !feof (file) )” always wrong?

April 29, 2022 by IT Nursery

What is wrong with using feof() to control a read loop? For example: #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { char *path = “stdin”; FILE *fp = argc > 1 ? fopen(path=argv[1], “r”) : stdin; if( fp == NULL ){ perror(path); return EXIT_FAILURE; } while( !feof(fp) ){ /* THIS IS WRONG */ … Read more

Why is “while ( !feof (file) )” always wrong

May 19, 2022March 4, 2022 by IT Nursery

What is wrong with using feof() to control a read loop? For example: [c]#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { char *path = "stdin"; FILE *fp = argc > 1 ? fopen(path=argv[1], "r") : stdin; if( fp == NULL ){ perror(path); return EXIT_FAILURE; } while( !feof(fp) ){ /* THIS IS WRONG */ /* Read … Read more