Re: Reading input problem

arnuld wrote:
>> CBFalconer wrote:
> 
>> Try this.  To generate EOF press ctl-D at line beginning.
>>
>> /* Get the next word consisting of alpha chars */
>> /* Return the terminating character (or EOF)   */
>> /* Down****ft the acquired word                 */
>> static int nextword(FILE *f, char *buffer, int max)
>> {
>> ...SNIP...
> 
> one more nit, why use static int instead of int as return value ?

The return value is int, not static int.  The static applies to the
function.  If you read your C text you will see that it makes the
function local to the source file in which it occurs.

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