C Programming Tutorial
In the C Programming Language, the getc function reads a character from the stream pointed to by stream.
Syntax
The syntax for the getc function in the C Language is:
int getc(FILE *stream);
Parameters or Arguments
stream
The stream to read.
Returns
The getc function returns the character read. If an error occurs, the getc function will set the stream's error indicator and return EOF. If the getc function encounters the end of stream, it will set the stream's end-of-file indicator and return EOF.
Required Header
In the C Language, the required header for the getc function is:
#include <stdio.h>
Applies To
In the C Language, the getc function can be used in the following versions:
- ANSI/ISO 9899-1990