C Programming Absolute Beginner's Guide (3rd Edition)

Note

The string You are on your way to C mastery is the controlString

in this printf(). There is little control going on here—just output.

The following two printf() statements might not produce the output you expect:

printf("Write code");

printf("Learn C");

Here is what the two printf() statements produce:

Write codeLearn C

Tip

C does not automatically move the cursor down to the next line when a printf()

executes. You must insert an escape sequence in the controlString if you want C

to go to the next line after a printf().

Escape Sequences

C contains a lot of escape sequences, and you’ll use some of them in almost every program you write.
Table 4.1 contains a list of some of the more popular escape sequences.

TABLE 4.1 Escape Sequences

Note

The term escape sequence sounds harder than it really is. An escape sequence is

stored as a single character in C and produces the effect described in Table 4.1. When

C sends '\a' to the screen, for example, the computer’s bell sounds instead of the