Leading Zeros used in int












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I am trying to complete a program but the leading zero gets removed when it is a read as an int. I need this leading zero in the event a user enters a zero at the start because I am using it to do math with later in the program and can't just add the leading zero in the printf.



printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
scanf("%i", &n1);
printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
scanf("%i", &n2);

//Splits number1 into individual digits
count1 = 0;
while (n1 != 0){
array1[count1] = n1 % 10;
n1 /= 10;
count1++;
}

count2 = 0;
while (n2 > 0){
array2[count2] = n2 % 10;
n2 /= 10;
count2++;
//Steps 1-3
int sumo = array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1]; //adds odd
int sume = array1[4]+array1[2]+array1[0]+array2[4]+array2[2]; //adds even without 12
int sumd = 3*sumo; //multiplies odds
int sum = sume+sumd; //adds above and evens
int chec = sum%10;
int check = 10-chec;


Entire program can be found here










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    So, scan using a string....
    – Sourav Ghosh
    Nov 12 '18 at 5:10






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    You need to use %d to scan a decimal integer, not %i. Especially when it has leading zeroes.
    – Antti Haapala
    Nov 12 '18 at 6:31












  • with %i sequences with leading zeroes are scanned as octal numbers, which means that 0149 will be scanned as 12. not even 149. And definitely not with leading zeroes! Just unlearn the %i, it is always wrong.
    – Antti Haapala
    Nov 12 '18 at 6:34


















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I am trying to complete a program but the leading zero gets removed when it is a read as an int. I need this leading zero in the event a user enters a zero at the start because I am using it to do math with later in the program and can't just add the leading zero in the printf.



printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
scanf("%i", &n1);
printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
scanf("%i", &n2);

//Splits number1 into individual digits
count1 = 0;
while (n1 != 0){
array1[count1] = n1 % 10;
n1 /= 10;
count1++;
}

count2 = 0;
while (n2 > 0){
array2[count2] = n2 % 10;
n2 /= 10;
count2++;
//Steps 1-3
int sumo = array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1]; //adds odd
int sume = array1[4]+array1[2]+array1[0]+array2[4]+array2[2]; //adds even without 12
int sumd = 3*sumo; //multiplies odds
int sum = sume+sumd; //adds above and evens
int chec = sum%10;
int check = 10-chec;


Entire program can be found here










share|improve this question


















  • 1




    So, scan using a string....
    – Sourav Ghosh
    Nov 12 '18 at 5:10






  • 1




    You need to use %d to scan a decimal integer, not %i. Especially when it has leading zeroes.
    – Antti Haapala
    Nov 12 '18 at 6:31












  • with %i sequences with leading zeroes are scanned as octal numbers, which means that 0149 will be scanned as 12. not even 149. And definitely not with leading zeroes! Just unlearn the %i, it is always wrong.
    – Antti Haapala
    Nov 12 '18 at 6:34
















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I am trying to complete a program but the leading zero gets removed when it is a read as an int. I need this leading zero in the event a user enters a zero at the start because I am using it to do math with later in the program and can't just add the leading zero in the printf.



printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
scanf("%i", &n1);
printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
scanf("%i", &n2);

//Splits number1 into individual digits
count1 = 0;
while (n1 != 0){
array1[count1] = n1 % 10;
n1 /= 10;
count1++;
}

count2 = 0;
while (n2 > 0){
array2[count2] = n2 % 10;
n2 /= 10;
count2++;
//Steps 1-3
int sumo = array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1]; //adds odd
int sume = array1[4]+array1[2]+array1[0]+array2[4]+array2[2]; //adds even without 12
int sumd = 3*sumo; //multiplies odds
int sum = sume+sumd; //adds above and evens
int chec = sum%10;
int check = 10-chec;


Entire program can be found here










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I am trying to complete a program but the leading zero gets removed when it is a read as an int. I need this leading zero in the event a user enters a zero at the start because I am using it to do math with later in the program and can't just add the leading zero in the printf.



printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
scanf("%i", &n1);
printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
scanf("%i", &n2);

//Splits number1 into individual digits
count1 = 0;
while (n1 != 0){
array1[count1] = n1 % 10;
n1 /= 10;
count1++;
}

count2 = 0;
while (n2 > 0){
array2[count2] = n2 % 10;
n2 /= 10;
count2++;
//Steps 1-3
int sumo = array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1]; //adds odd
int sume = array1[4]+array1[2]+array1[0]+array2[4]+array2[2]; //adds even without 12
int sumd = 3*sumo; //multiplies odds
int sum = sume+sumd; //adds above and evens
int chec = sum%10;
int check = 10-chec;


Entire program can be found here







c arrays int modulo leading-zero






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    So, scan using a string....
    – Sourav Ghosh
    Nov 12 '18 at 5:10






  • 1




    You need to use %d to scan a decimal integer, not %i. Especially when it has leading zeroes.
    – Antti Haapala
    Nov 12 '18 at 6:31












  • with %i sequences with leading zeroes are scanned as octal numbers, which means that 0149 will be scanned as 12. not even 149. And definitely not with leading zeroes! Just unlearn the %i, it is always wrong.
    – Antti Haapala
    Nov 12 '18 at 6:34
















  • 1




    So, scan using a string....
    – Sourav Ghosh
    Nov 12 '18 at 5:10






  • 1




    You need to use %d to scan a decimal integer, not %i. Especially when it has leading zeroes.
    – Antti Haapala
    Nov 12 '18 at 6:31












  • with %i sequences with leading zeroes are scanned as octal numbers, which means that 0149 will be scanned as 12. not even 149. And definitely not with leading zeroes! Just unlearn the %i, it is always wrong.
    – Antti Haapala
    Nov 12 '18 at 6:34










1




1




So, scan using a string....
– Sourav Ghosh
Nov 12 '18 at 5:10




So, scan using a string....
– Sourav Ghosh
Nov 12 '18 at 5:10




1




1




You need to use %d to scan a decimal integer, not %i. Especially when it has leading zeroes.
– Antti Haapala
Nov 12 '18 at 6:31






You need to use %d to scan a decimal integer, not %i. Especially when it has leading zeroes.
– Antti Haapala
Nov 12 '18 at 6:31














with %i sequences with leading zeroes are scanned as octal numbers, which means that 0149 will be scanned as 12. not even 149. And definitely not with leading zeroes! Just unlearn the %i, it is always wrong.
– Antti Haapala
Nov 12 '18 at 6:34






with %i sequences with leading zeroes are scanned as octal numbers, which means that 0149 will be scanned as 12. not even 149. And definitely not with leading zeroes! Just unlearn the %i, it is always wrong.
– Antti Haapala
Nov 12 '18 at 6:34














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The leading zeroes are always going to be lost when you store the value as an Integer so you'll need to store the value as something else (probably a string)






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    You should scan the input as a string instead of int. You can later change it to int (for calculating sum) using atoi.






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    • You can later change it to int using atoi Again you lost the leading zeros.
      – kiran Biradar
      Nov 12 '18 at 5:28










    • There is no direct way to add leading zeros to int, that's why there was a suggestion to use strings which will keep leading zeros intact. I suggested to use atoi for doing this kind of operation array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1];
      – Sandeep
      Nov 12 '18 at 5:45










    • Why can't he directly add ASCII values representing the digits?
      – kiran Biradar
      Nov 12 '18 at 5:46










    • He can, but ultimately he needs the value as an int, right?
      – Sandeep
      Nov 12 '18 at 5:47






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      Based off what I have read I would need to use atoi and then convert it back to an int before doing the math for sum and such.
      – Alec Mauro
      Nov 12 '18 at 6:10



















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    Leading Zeros used in int




    First, improve code by:




    1. Check the return value from scanf().



    2. Be sure to use "%d" instead of "%i" when leading zeros are possible with decimal input. With "%i", a leading 0 indicates octal input. @Antti Haapala. This change alone with help OP.



      "%d" "012" --> 12 decimal
      "%d" "078" --> 78 decimal
      "%i" "012" --> 10 decimal
      "%i" "078" --> 7 decimal, with "8" left in stdin



    Various approaches to find the leading '0' follow:





    To count the number of characters entered, record the scan position before and after the int using "%n". "%n" does not contribute to the return value of scanf().



    int n1;
    int offset1, offset2;
    if (scanf(" %n%d%n", &offset1, &n1, &offset2) == 1) {
    int width = offset2 - offset1;
    printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
    }


    This counts the characters and not just digits as "+123" has a width of 4.





    A more robust approach would read input as a string and then process it.



    // printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
    char buf[6+1];
    if (scanf(" %6[0-9]", buf) == 1) {
    int n1 = atoi(buf);
    int width = strlen(buf);
    printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
    }





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      The leading zeroes are always going to be lost when you store the value as an Integer so you'll need to store the value as something else (probably a string)






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              You should scan the input as a string instead of int. You can later change it to int (for calculating sum) using atoi.






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              • You can later change it to int using atoi Again you lost the leading zeros.
                – kiran Biradar
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:28










              • There is no direct way to add leading zeros to int, that's why there was a suggestion to use strings which will keep leading zeros intact. I suggested to use atoi for doing this kind of operation array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1];
                – Sandeep
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:45










              • Why can't he directly add ASCII values representing the digits?
                – kiran Biradar
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:46










              • He can, but ultimately he needs the value as an int, right?
                – Sandeep
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:47






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                Based off what I have read I would need to use atoi and then convert it back to an int before doing the math for sum and such.
                – Alec Mauro
                Nov 12 '18 at 6:10
















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              You should scan the input as a string instead of int. You can later change it to int (for calculating sum) using atoi.






              share|improve this answer





















              • You can later change it to int using atoi Again you lost the leading zeros.
                – kiran Biradar
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:28










              • There is no direct way to add leading zeros to int, that's why there was a suggestion to use strings which will keep leading zeros intact. I suggested to use atoi for doing this kind of operation array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1];
                – Sandeep
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:45










              • Why can't he directly add ASCII values representing the digits?
                – kiran Biradar
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:46










              • He can, but ultimately he needs the value as an int, right?
                – Sandeep
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:47






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                Based off what I have read I would need to use atoi and then convert it back to an int before doing the math for sum and such.
                – Alec Mauro
                Nov 12 '18 at 6:10














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              You should scan the input as a string instead of int. You can later change it to int (for calculating sum) using atoi.






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              You should scan the input as a string instead of int. You can later change it to int (for calculating sum) using atoi.







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              • You can later change it to int using atoi Again you lost the leading zeros.
                – kiran Biradar
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:28










              • There is no direct way to add leading zeros to int, that's why there was a suggestion to use strings which will keep leading zeros intact. I suggested to use atoi for doing this kind of operation array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1];
                – Sandeep
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:45










              • Why can't he directly add ASCII values representing the digits?
                – kiran Biradar
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:46










              • He can, but ultimately he needs the value as an int, right?
                – Sandeep
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:47






              • 1




                Based off what I have read I would need to use atoi and then convert it back to an int before doing the math for sum and such.
                – Alec Mauro
                Nov 12 '18 at 6:10


















              • You can later change it to int using atoi Again you lost the leading zeros.
                – kiran Biradar
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:28










              • There is no direct way to add leading zeros to int, that's why there was a suggestion to use strings which will keep leading zeros intact. I suggested to use atoi for doing this kind of operation array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1];
                – Sandeep
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:45










              • Why can't he directly add ASCII values representing the digits?
                – kiran Biradar
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:46










              • He can, but ultimately he needs the value as an int, right?
                – Sandeep
                Nov 12 '18 at 5:47






              • 1




                Based off what I have read I would need to use atoi and then convert it back to an int before doing the math for sum and such.
                – Alec Mauro
                Nov 12 '18 at 6:10
















              You can later change it to int using atoi Again you lost the leading zeros.
              – kiran Biradar
              Nov 12 '18 at 5:28




              You can later change it to int using atoi Again you lost the leading zeros.
              – kiran Biradar
              Nov 12 '18 at 5:28












              There is no direct way to add leading zeros to int, that's why there was a suggestion to use strings which will keep leading zeros intact. I suggested to use atoi for doing this kind of operation array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1];
              – Sandeep
              Nov 12 '18 at 5:45




              There is no direct way to add leading zeros to int, that's why there was a suggestion to use strings which will keep leading zeros intact. I suggested to use atoi for doing this kind of operation array1[5]+array1[3]+array1[1]+array2[5]+array2[3]+array2[1];
              – Sandeep
              Nov 12 '18 at 5:45












              Why can't he directly add ASCII values representing the digits?
              – kiran Biradar
              Nov 12 '18 at 5:46




              Why can't he directly add ASCII values representing the digits?
              – kiran Biradar
              Nov 12 '18 at 5:46












              He can, but ultimately he needs the value as an int, right?
              – Sandeep
              Nov 12 '18 at 5:47




              He can, but ultimately he needs the value as an int, right?
              – Sandeep
              Nov 12 '18 at 5:47




              1




              1




              Based off what I have read I would need to use atoi and then convert it back to an int before doing the math for sum and such.
              – Alec Mauro
              Nov 12 '18 at 6:10




              Based off what I have read I would need to use atoi and then convert it back to an int before doing the math for sum and such.
              – Alec Mauro
              Nov 12 '18 at 6:10











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              Leading Zeros used in int




              First, improve code by:




              1. Check the return value from scanf().



              2. Be sure to use "%d" instead of "%i" when leading zeros are possible with decimal input. With "%i", a leading 0 indicates octal input. @Antti Haapala. This change alone with help OP.



                "%d" "012" --> 12 decimal
                "%d" "078" --> 78 decimal
                "%i" "012" --> 10 decimal
                "%i" "078" --> 7 decimal, with "8" left in stdin



              Various approaches to find the leading '0' follow:





              To count the number of characters entered, record the scan position before and after the int using "%n". "%n" does not contribute to the return value of scanf().



              int n1;
              int offset1, offset2;
              if (scanf(" %n%d%n", &offset1, &n1, &offset2) == 1) {
              int width = offset2 - offset1;
              printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
              }


              This counts the characters and not just digits as "+123" has a width of 4.





              A more robust approach would read input as a string and then process it.



              // printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
              char buf[6+1];
              if (scanf(" %6[0-9]", buf) == 1) {
              int n1 = atoi(buf);
              int width = strlen(buf);
              printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
              }





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                Leading Zeros used in int




                First, improve code by:




                1. Check the return value from scanf().



                2. Be sure to use "%d" instead of "%i" when leading zeros are possible with decimal input. With "%i", a leading 0 indicates octal input. @Antti Haapala. This change alone with help OP.



                  "%d" "012" --> 12 decimal
                  "%d" "078" --> 78 decimal
                  "%i" "012" --> 10 decimal
                  "%i" "078" --> 7 decimal, with "8" left in stdin



                Various approaches to find the leading '0' follow:





                To count the number of characters entered, record the scan position before and after the int using "%n". "%n" does not contribute to the return value of scanf().



                int n1;
                int offset1, offset2;
                if (scanf(" %n%d%n", &offset1, &n1, &offset2) == 1) {
                int width = offset2 - offset1;
                printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
                }


                This counts the characters and not just digits as "+123" has a width of 4.





                A more robust approach would read input as a string and then process it.



                // printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
                char buf[6+1];
                if (scanf(" %6[0-9]", buf) == 1) {
                int n1 = atoi(buf);
                int width = strlen(buf);
                printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
                }





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                  Leading Zeros used in int




                  First, improve code by:




                  1. Check the return value from scanf().



                  2. Be sure to use "%d" instead of "%i" when leading zeros are possible with decimal input. With "%i", a leading 0 indicates octal input. @Antti Haapala. This change alone with help OP.



                    "%d" "012" --> 12 decimal
                    "%d" "078" --> 78 decimal
                    "%i" "012" --> 10 decimal
                    "%i" "078" --> 7 decimal, with "8" left in stdin



                  Various approaches to find the leading '0' follow:





                  To count the number of characters entered, record the scan position before and after the int using "%n". "%n" does not contribute to the return value of scanf().



                  int n1;
                  int offset1, offset2;
                  if (scanf(" %n%d%n", &offset1, &n1, &offset2) == 1) {
                  int width = offset2 - offset1;
                  printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
                  }


                  This counts the characters and not just digits as "+123" has a width of 4.





                  A more robust approach would read input as a string and then process it.



                  // printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
                  char buf[6+1];
                  if (scanf(" %6[0-9]", buf) == 1) {
                  int n1 = atoi(buf);
                  int width = strlen(buf);
                  printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
                  }





                  share|improve this answer















                  Leading Zeros used in int




                  First, improve code by:




                  1. Check the return value from scanf().



                  2. Be sure to use "%d" instead of "%i" when leading zeros are possible with decimal input. With "%i", a leading 0 indicates octal input. @Antti Haapala. This change alone with help OP.



                    "%d" "012" --> 12 decimal
                    "%d" "078" --> 78 decimal
                    "%i" "012" --> 10 decimal
                    "%i" "078" --> 7 decimal, with "8" left in stdin



                  Various approaches to find the leading '0' follow:





                  To count the number of characters entered, record the scan position before and after the int using "%n". "%n" does not contribute to the return value of scanf().



                  int n1;
                  int offset1, offset2;
                  if (scanf(" %n%d%n", &offset1, &n1, &offset2) == 1) {
                  int width = offset2 - offset1;
                  printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
                  }


                  This counts the characters and not just digits as "+123" has a width of 4.





                  A more robust approach would read input as a string and then process it.



                  // printf("Enter the first 6 digits of the barcode: n");
                  char buf[6+1];
                  if (scanf(" %6[0-9]", buf) == 1) {
                  int n1 = atoi(buf);
                  int width = strlen(buf);
                  printf("%0*dn", width, n1);
                  }






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