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C Pocket Reference

Errata for C Pocket Reference

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Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 2
1st paragraph

The URL for ordering copies of the ANSI standard HAS BEEN UPDATED to
"http://webstore.ansi.org"

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 2
1st paragraph

The URL for ordering copies of the ANSI standard HAS BEEN UPDATED to
"http://webstore.ansi.org"

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 3
Figure 1. line 6

The code line currently reads:

void showPage( FILE * ); // prototype Funtion main()

Should read: Function main()

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 3
Figure 1. line 6

The code line currently reads:

void showPage( FILE * ); // prototype Funtion main()

Should read: Function main()

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 22
Title of the subsection

"Relational and Logical Operators"

NOW READS:
"Relational Operators"

p. 24, IN PRINT: end of the second paragraph:
"...values 0 or 1"

NOW READS:
"...values 1 or 0"

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 22
Title of the subsection

"Relational and Logical Operators"

NOW READS:
"Relational Operators"

p. 24, IN PRINT: end of the second paragraph:
"...values 0 or 1"

NOW READS:
"...values 1 or 0"

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 60
1st sentence of 2nd paragraph

Functions that are declared as static, however, can only be
called in the same translation unit in which they are defined

NOW READS:
Functions that are declared as static, however, can only be
called using their name in the same translation unit in which they are defined.

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 60
1st sentence of 2nd paragraph

Functions that are declared as static, however, can only be
called in the same translation unit in which they are defined

NOW READS:
Functions that are declared as static, however, can only be
called using their name in the same translation unit in which they are defined.

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 66
5th paragraph, directive syntax

define name[(parameter_list)] replacement_text

NOW READS:
#define name[(parameter_list)] replacement_text

p. 83, IN PRINT: first item in bulleted list, last sentence:
"...as many decimal places as necessary..."

NOW READS:
"..as many hexadecimal numerals as necessary..."

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 66
5th paragraph, directive syntax

define name[(parameter_list)] replacement_text

NOW READS:
#define name[(parameter_list)] replacement_text

p. 83, IN PRINT: first item in bulleted list, last sentence:
"...as many decimal places as necessary..."

NOW READS:
"..as many hexadecimal numerals as necessary..."

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 83
3rd line in the continuation of table 24

"P" NOW READS "p"

p. 92, IN PRINT: end of first sentence of the first full paragraph:
"...are also provided for integers of type long long(*)."

NOW READS:
"...are also provided for integers of type long
or long long(*)."

p. 102, IN PRINT: last line of the last paragraph:
"...wctype() or wtrans():"

NOW READS:
"...wctype() or wctrans():"

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 83
3rd line in the continuation of table 24

"P" NOW READS "p"

p. 92, IN PRINT: end of first sentence of the first full paragraph:
"...are also provided for integers of type long long(*)."

NOW READS:
"...are also provided for integers of type long
or long long(*)."

p. 102, IN PRINT: last line of the last paragraph:
"...wctype() or wtrans():"

NOW READS:
"...wctype() or wctrans():"

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 104
8 paragraph (function strncpy description)

NOW READS:
"Copies the first n characters of s2 to the char array s1. The string
terminator character '' is not appended. If s2 is a string that is
shorter than n characters, the remaining characters written are ''."

p. 108, IN PRINT: end of mbstowcs() description:
"...to the array addressed by s."

NOW READS:
"... to the array addressed by p."

p. 109, IN PRINT: 4th line:
"...for the keyword addressed by...".

NOW READS:
"...for the key addressed by..."

p. 110, IN PRINT: 3rd line:
"...every character is read..."

NOW READS:
"...every byte is read..."

p. 119: IN PRINT:
Two lines of comments below "char p_sep_by_space":
// 1 = currency symbol is before,
// 0 = after the amount (1)

NOW READS:
// 1 = space, 0 = no space
// between currency
// symbol and amount (0)


AND three lines below "char int_p_cs_precedes":
// 1=space, 0 = no space
// between currency symbol
// and amount (1)

NOW READS:
// 1 = currency symbol precedes
// amount, 0 = currency symbol
// follows amount (1)

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005
Printed
Page 104
8 paragraph (function strncpy description)

NOW READS:
"Copies the first n characters of s2 to the char array s1. The string
terminator character '' is not appended. If s2 is a string that is
shorter than n characters, the remaining characters written are ''."

p. 108, IN PRINT: end of mbstowcs() description:
"...to the array addressed by s."

NOW READS:
"... to the array addressed by p."

p. 109, IN PRINT: 4th line:
"...for the keyword addressed by...".

NOW READS:
"...for the key addressed by..."

p. 110, IN PRINT: 3rd line:
"...every character is read..."

NOW READS:
"...every byte is read..."

p. 119: IN PRINT:
Two lines of comments below "char p_sep_by_space":
// 1 = currency symbol is before,
// 0 = after the amount (1)

NOW READS:
// 1 = space, 0 = no space
// between currency
// symbol and amount (0)


AND three lines below "char int_p_cs_precedes":
// 1=space, 0 = no space
// between currency symbol
// and amount (1)

NOW READS:
// 1 = currency symbol precedes
// amount, 0 = currency symbol
// follows amount (1)

 Anonymous    Jun 01, 2005