C fputc() and fgetc()

Writing File : fputc() function

The fputc() function is used to write a single character into file. It outputs a character to a stream.

Syntax:

int fputc(int c, FILE *stream)

 

Example:

#include <stdio.h>
main(){
FILE *fp;
fp = fopen("file1.txt", "w");//opening file
fputc('a',fp);//writing single character into file
fclose(fp);//closing file
}

 

file1.txt

a
Reading File : fgetc() function

The fgetc() function returns a single character from the file. It gets a character from the stream. It returns EOF at the end of file.

Syntax:

int fgetc(FILE *stream)

Example:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main(){
FILE *fp;
char c;
clrscr();
fp=fopen("myfile.txt","r");

while((c=fgetc(fp))!=EOF){
printf("%c",c);
}
fclose(fp);
getch();
}

myfile.txt

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