/ ************************************************************************
*
* Purpose: Program to demonstrate the 'getchar' function.
* The prog will read data entered via the keyboard. And return
* the number of characters entered.
* Author: M. J. Leslie
* Date: 08-May-94
*
************************************************************************/
#include <stdio.h>
#define RETURN '\n' /* \n == return in UNIX
\r == return in DOS */
main()
{
int count=0;
puts("Please enter some text.");
/* Count the letters in the 'stdin'
buffer. */
while ( getchar() != RETURN) count++;
printf("You entered %d characters\n", count);
}
.