C Standard Library

Explore the C standard library. Learn how to use over 60 of the most popular functions for processing input and output, manipulating text strings, performing math, and more.

Introduction

• Get up to speed with the C standard library
• What you should know

1. The C Standard Library

• Overview of the library
• Header files
• Constants and types

2. Input and Output Library: stdio.h

• Unformatted I/O
• Unformatted I/O example
• Formatted I/O
• Formatted I/O example
• File access
• File access example
• Challenge: Copying a text file
• Solution: Copying a text file

3. General Purpose: stdlib.h

• Memory allocation
• Memory allocation example
• Random number generation
• Random number generation example
• String conversion
• String conversion example
• Sort and search
• Sort and search main
• Sort and search functions
• Challenge: Let's get random
• Solution: Let's get random

4. String Functions: string.h

• String manipulation
• String manipulation example
• String examination
• String examination example
• Memory chunk operations
• Memory chunk operations example
• Challenge: Find a special word
• Solution: Find a special word

5. Mathematical Functions: math.h

• Mathematical functions
• Rounding and truncating
• Rounding and truncating example
• Trigonometric functions
• Trigonometric functions example
• Powers and exponentials
• Powers and exponentials example
• Challenge: Polar coordinate conversion
• Solution: Polar coordinate conversion
• C23 update

Conclusion

• Next steps