c programming cheat sheet
C Language Cheat Sheet
Basics
Basic syntax and
functions from the C programming language.
Boilerplate Code
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
return(0);
}
printf function
It is used to show
output on the screen
printf("Hello
World!")
scanf function
It is used to take
input from the user
scanf("placeholder",
variables)
Comments
A comment is the
code that is not executed by the compiler, and the programmer uses it to keep
track of the code.
Single line comment
// It's a single line comment
Multi-line comment
/* It's a
multi-line
comment
*/
Data types
The data type is the
type of data
Character type
Typically a single
octet(one byte). It is an integer type
char
variable_name;
Integer type
The most natural
size of integer for the machine
int
variable_name;
Float type
A single-precision
floating-point value
float
variable_name;
Double type
A double-precision
floating-point value
double
variable_name;
Void type
Represents the
absence of the type
void
Escape Sequences
It is a sequence of
characters starting with a backslash, and it doesn't represent itself when used
inside string literal.
Alarm or Beep
It produces a beep
sound
\a
Backspace
It adds a backspace
\b
Form feed
\f
Newline
Newline Character
\n
Carriage return
\r
Tab
It gives a tab
space
\t
Backslash
It adds a backslash
\\
Single quote
It adds a single
quotation mark
\'
Question mark
It adds a question
mark
\?
Octal No.
It represents the
value of an octal number
\nnn
Hexadecimal No.
It represents the
value of a hexadecimal number
\xhh
Null
The null character
is usually used to terminate a string
\0
Conditional
Instructions
Conditional
statements are used to perform operations based on some condition.
If Statement
if (/*
condition */)
{
/* code */
}
If-else Statement
if (/*
condition */)
{
/* code */
}
else{
/* Code */
}
if else-if
Statement
if (condition) {
// Statements;
}
else if (condition){
// Statements;
}
else{
// Statements
}
Switch Case
Statement
It allows a
variable to be tested for equality against a list of values (cases).
switch (expression)
{
case
constant-expression:
statement1;
statement2;
break;
case
constant-expression:
statement;
break;
...
default:
statement;
}
Iterative
Statements
Iterative
statements facilitate programmers to execute any block of code lines repeatedly
and can be controlled as per conditions added by the programmer.
while Loop
It allows execution
of statement inside the block of the loop until the condition of loop succeeds.
while (/*
condition */)
{
/* code */
}
do-while loop
It is an exit
controlled loop. It is very similar to the while loop with one difference,
i.e., the body of the do-while loop is executed at least once even if the
expression is false
do
{
/* code */
} while (/*
condition */);
for loop
It is used to iterate
the statements or a part of the program several times. It is frequently used to
traverse the data structures like the array and linked list.
for (int i
= 0; i < count; i++)
{
/* code */
}
Break Statement
break keyword
inside the loop is used to terminate the loop
break;
Continue Statement
continue keyword
skips the rest of the current iteration of the loop and returns to the starting
point of the loop
continue;
Functions &
Recursion
Functions are used
to divide an extensive program into smaller pieces. It can be called multiple
times to provide reusability and modularity to the C program.
Function Definition
return_type function_name(data_type
parameter...){
//code to be executed
}
Recursion
Recursion is when a
function calls a copy of itself to work on a minor problem. And the function
that calls itself is known as the Recursive function.
void recurse()
{
... .. ...
recurse();
... .. ...
}
Pointers
Pointer is a
variable that contains the address of another variable,
Declaration
datatype *var_name;
Arrays
An array is a
collection of data items of the same type.
Declaration
data_type array_name[array_size];
Accessing element
int
variable_name = array[index];
Strings
A string is a 1-D
character array terminated by a null character ('\0')
Declaration
char
str_name[size];
gets() function
It allows you to
enter multi-word string
gets("string");
puts() function
It is used to show
string output
puts("string");
String Functions
strlen()
It is used to
calculate the length of the string
strlen(string_name);
strcpy() function
It is used to copy
the content of second-string into the first string passed to it
strcpy(destination,
source);
strcat() function
It is used to
concatenate two strings
strcat(first_string,
second_string);
strcmp() function
It is used to
compare two strings
strcmp(first_string,
second_string);
Structures
The structure is a
collection of variables of different types under a single name. Defining
structure means creating a new data type.
Structure syntax
struct structureName
{
dataType member1;
dataType member2;
...
};
typedef keyword
typedef function
allows users to provide alternative names for the primitive and user-defined
data types.
typedef struct structureName
{
dataType member1;
dataType member2;
...
}new_name;
File Handling
A set of methods
for handling File IO (read/write/append) in C language
FILE pointer
FILE *filePointer;
Opening a file
It is used to open
file in C.
filePointer = fopen(fileName.txt,
w)
fscanf() function
It is used to read
the content of file.
fscanf(FILE
*stream, const char *format,
...)
fprintf() function
It is used to write
content into the file.
fprintf(FILE
*fptr, const char *str,
...);
fgetc() function
It reads a
character from a file opened in read mode. It returns EOF on reaching the end
of file.
fgetc(FILE
*pointer);
fputc() function
It writes a
character to a file opened in write mode
fputc(char,
FILE *pointer);
Closing a file
It closes the file.
fclose(filePointer);
Dynamic Memory
Allocation
A set of functions
for dynamic memory allocation from the heap. These methods are used to use the
dynamic memory which makes our C programs more efficient
malloc() function
Stands for 'Memory
allocation' and reserves a block of memory with the given amount of bytes.
ptr = (castType*) malloc(size);
calloc() function
Stands for
'Contiguous allocation' and reserves n blocks of memory with the given amount
of bytes.
ptr = (castType*)calloc(n,
size);
free function
It is used to free
the allocated memory.
free(ptr);
realloc() function
If the allocated
memory is insufficient, then we can change the size of previously allocated
memory using this function for efficiency purposes
ptr = realloc(ptr,
x);
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