Character Arrays

#include <stdio.h>
#define MAXLINE 1000   /* maximum input line size */

int getline(char line[], int maxline);
void copy(char to[], char from[]);

/* print longest input line */
main()
{
  int len;   /* current line length */
  int max;   /* maximum length seen so far */
  char line[MAXLINE];      /* current input line */
  char longest[MAXLINE];   /* longest line saved here */

  max = 0;
  while ((len = getline(line, MAXLINE)) > 0)
    if (len > max) {
      max = len;
      copy(longest, line);
    }
  if (max > 0)   /* there was a line */
    printf("%s", longest);
  return 0;
}

/* getline: read a line into s, return length */
int getline(char s[], int lim)
{
  int c, i;

  for (i=0; i<lim-1 && (c=getchar())!=EOF && c!='\n'; ++i)
    s[i] = c;
  if (c == '\n') {
    s[i] = c;
    ++i;
  }
  s[i] = '\0';
  return i;
}

/* copy: copy 'from' into 'to'; assume to is big enough */
void copy(char to[], char from[])
{
  int i;

  i = 0;
  while ((to[i] = from[i]) != '\0')
    ++i;
}

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Concepts: The void type; the null character; bounds checking