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- /*
- * Copyright (c) 1990 Carnegie Mellon University
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its
- * documentation is hereby granted, provided that both the copyright
- * notice and this permission notice appear in all copies of the
- * software, derivative works or modified versions, and any portions
- * thereof, and that both notices appear in supporting documentation.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- * DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT
- * SHALL CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
- * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
- * RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
- * CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- *
- * Users of this software agree to return to Carnegie Mellon any
- * improvements or extensions that they make and grant Carnegie the
- * rights to redistribute these changes.
- *
- * Export of this software is permitted only after complying with the
- * regulations of the U.S. Deptartment of Commerce relating to the
- * Export of Technical Data.
- */
- /* getfloat -- prompt user for float
- *
- * Usage: f = getfloat (prompt,min,max,defalt)
- * float f,min,max,defalt;
- * char *prompt;
- *
- * Getfloat prints the message: prompt (min to max) [defalt]
- * and accepts a line of input from the user. If the input
- * is not null or numeric, an error message is printed; otherwise,
- * the value is converted to a float (or the value "defalt" is
- * substituted if the input is null). Then, the value is
- * checked to ensure that is lies within the range "min" to "max".
- * If it does not, an error message is printed. As long as
- * errors occur, the cycle is repeated; when a legal value is
- * entered, this value is returned by getfloat.
- * The default is returned on EOF or error in the standard input.
- *
- * HISTORY
- * $Log: getfloat.c,v $
- * Revision 1.2 90/12/11 17:54:15 mja
- * Add copyright/disclaimer for distribution.
- *
- * 28-Apr-85 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Modified for 4.2 BSD. Now uses stderr for output.
- *
- * 5-Nov-84 Glenn Marcy (gm0w) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Changed i to a double for extra precision in comparisons.
- *
- * 23-Oct-82 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Added code to return default on error or EOF on standard input.
- *
- * 20-Nov-79 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Created for VAX.
- *
- */
-
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <ctype.h>
- #include <math.h>
-
- float getfloat (prompt,min,max,defalt)
- float min,max,defalt;
- char *prompt;
- {
- char input [200];
- register char *p;
- register int err;
- double i;
-
- fflush (stdout);
- do {
-
- fprintf (stderr,"%s (%g to %g) [%g] ",prompt,min,max,defalt);
- fflush (stderr);
-
- err = 0;
- if (gets(input) == NULL) {
- i = defalt;
- err = (i < min || max < i);
- }
- else {
- for (p=input; *p &&
- (isdigit(*p) || *p=='-' || *p=='.' || *p=='+'
- || *p=='e' || *p=='E');
- p++);
- if (*p) { /* non-numeric */
- err = 1;
- }
- else {
- if (*input) i = atof (input);
- else i = defalt;
- err = (i < min || max < i);
- }
- }
-
- if (err) fprintf (stderr,"Must be a number between %g and %g\n",
- min,max);
- }
- while (err);
-
- return (i);
- }
-