Function & its

CONTENT Types
Predefined library
functions
Built-in-string
functions
Examples

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 A function is a block of code that performs a
specific task.

Suppose, you need to create a program to

Concept create a circle and color it. You can create two
of functions to solve this problem:
• create a circle function
Function • create a color function

Dividing a complex problem into smaller chunks

makes our program easy to understand and
reuse.

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 There are two types of function in C programming:

Types of
Function

In this lecture , we discuss only Predefined functions. User

defined functions will be discussed in next lecture.
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Types of
Function

In this lecture , we discuss only Predefined functions. User

defined functions will be discussed in next lecture.
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 They are inbuilt functions in C programming. The prototype and
data definitions of these functions are present in their respective
header files. To use these functions we need to include the
header file in our program.

Example: If you want to use the printf function, the file header
Predefined <stdio.h> should be included.
Library #include <stdio.h>
Functions int main()
{
printf("Hello");
}

If you try to use printf without including the stdio.h header file,
you will get an error.

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 1. They are simple because they work
One of the most important reasons you should use library
functions is simply because they work. These functions have
gone through multiple rigorous testing and are easy to use.
2. The functions are optimized for performance
Since, the functions are "standard library" functions, a
dedicated group of developers constantly make them better.
Advantages of In the process, they are able to create the most efficient code
optimized for maximum performance.
using C library 3. It saves considerable development time
Function Since the general functions like printing to a screen,
calculating the square root, and many more are already
written. You shouldn't worry about creating them once again.
4. The functions are portable
With ever-changing real-world needs, your application is
expected to work every time, everywhere. And, these library
functions help you in that they do the same thing on every
computer.
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 Example: Write a program in C to find square root of a number.

You can compute the square root of a number, you can use the
sqrt() library function. The function is defined in
the <math.h> header file

#include <stdio.h>
Example of #include <math.h>
int main()
Library {
Function float num, root;
printf("Enter a number: ");
scanf("%f", &num);
root = sqrt(num);
printf("Square root of %.2f = %.2f", num, root);
return 0;
}

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 <assert.h> Program assertion functions

<ctype.h> Character type functions

<locale.h> Localization functions

<math.h> Mathematics functions

C <setjmp.h> Jump functions

Headers Files <signal.h> Signal handling functions

<stdio.h> Standard Input/output functions

<stdlib.h> Standard Utility functions

<String.h> String handling functions

<time.h> Date time functions

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 C programming language provides a set of pre-defined functions
called string handling functions to work with string values. The header
file called string.h is used, whenever we want to use any string
handling function
Example: Program to compare two strings by using strcmp() function.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
int main()
Built-in {
char a[100], b[100];
String printf("Enter the first string\n");
Functions gets(a);
printf("Enter the second string\n");
gets(b);

if( strcmp(a,b) == 0 )
printf("Entered strings are equal.\n");
else
printf("Entered strings are not equal.\n");
return 0;
}
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 Function Syntax (or) Example Description
strcpy() strcpy(string1, string2) Copies string2 value into string1

strncpy() strncpy(string1, Copies first 5 characters string2 into string1

string2, 5)
strlen() strlen(string1) returns total number of characters in string1

strcat() strcat(string1,string2) Appends string2 to string1

String strncat() strncpy(string1, Appends first 4 characters of string2 to

string2, 4) string1
Handling
strcmp() strcmp(string1, string2) Returns 0 if string1 and string2 are the same;
Functions less than 0 if string1<string2; greater than 0 if
string1>string2

strncmp() strncmp(string1,string2 Compares first 4 characters of both string1

,4) and string2
strcmpi() strcmpi(string1,string2) Compares two strings, string1 and string2 by
ignoring case (upper or lower)
strlwr() strlwr(string1) Converts all the characters of string1 to lower
case.

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 Function Syntax (or) Example Description
strrev() strrev(string1) It reverses the value of string1
strchr() strchr(string1, 'b') Returns a pointer to the first occurrence of
character 'b' in string1
strrchr() 'strrchr(string1, 'b') Returns a pointer to the last occurrence of
character 'b' in string1
strstr() strstr(string1, string2) Returns a pointer to the first occurrence of string2
in string1
String
strset() strset(string1, 'B') Sets all the characters of string1 to given character
Handling 'B'.

Functions strupr() strupr(string1) Converts all the characters of string1 to upper

case.

strdup() string1 = strdup(string2) Duplicated value of string2 is assigned to string1

strnset() strnset(string1, 'B', 5) Sets first 5 characters of string1 to given character

'B'.

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SUMMARY…..

We covered function and its Library function

types Built-in String Functions

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 PROGRAMS

1. Write a program to reverse a string “Hello” using strrev( ) function.

2.Write a program to concatenate using strcat() function.
3. Write a program to calculate Power of a number Using pow() Function
4. Program to calculate the time taken to add two numbers program.
FREQUENTLY 5. Program to calculate the length of a string entered by a user

ASKED
QUESTIONS

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 1. Which standard library function will you use to find the last occurance of a
character in a string in C?
A. strnchar()
B. strchar()
C. strrchar()
UTILISE YOUR D. strrchr()

KNOWLEDGE TO 2. Input/output function prototypes and macros are defined in which header
ANSWER file?
A. conio.h
B. stdlib.h
Let us see how much you have
C. stdio.h
learned from the lecture and how
D. dos.h
effectively you can apply your
knowledge…!!
3.What is stderr ?
A. standard error
B. standard error types
C. standard error streams
D. standard error definitions

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 4. What will be the output of the following C code?

void main()
div_t res;
res = div(34, 4);
UTILISE YOUR printf("quotient part = %d\n", res.quot);
printf("remainder part = %d\n", res.rem);
KNOWLEDGE TO }
ANSWER a) quotient part=0
Let us see how much you have remainder part=4
learned from the lecture and how
effectively you can apply your b) quotient part=8
knowledge…!! remainder part=2

c) quotient part=4
remainder part=0

d) quotient part=2
remainder part=8
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