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Diffstat (limited to 'newlib/libc/stdio/getw.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | newlib/libc/stdio/getw.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/getw.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/getw.c index b5065bd53..210c5939a 100644 --- a/newlib/libc/stdio/getw.c +++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/getw.c @@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ to get the next word from the file or stream identified by <[fp]>. As a side effect, <<getw>> advances the file's current position indicator. -RETURNS The next word (read as an <<int>>), unless there is no more -data, or the host system reports a read error; in either of these +RETURNS +The next word (read as an <<int>>), unless there is no more +data or the host system reports a read error; in either of these situations, <<getw>> returns <<EOF>>. Since <<EOF>> is a valid <<int>>, you must use <<ferror>> or <<feof>> to distinguish these situations. PORTABILITY -<<getw>> is a remnant of K&R C, it is not part of any ISO C Standard. +<<getw>> is a remnant of K&R C; it is not part of any ISO C Standard. <<fread>> should be used instead. In fact, this implementation of <<getw>> is based upon <<fread>>. |