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- @node _doscan, stdio
- @subheading Syntax
-
- @example
- #include <stdio.h>
-
- int _doscan(FILE *file, const char *format, void **ptrs_to_args);
- @end example
-
- @subheading Description
-
- This is an internal function that is used by all the @code{scanf} style
- functions, which simply pass their format, arguments, and stream to this
- function.
-
- @xref{scanf} for a discussion of the allowed formats and arguments.
-
- @subheading Return Value
-
- The number of characters successfully scanned is returned, or -1 on
- error.
-
- @subheading Example
-
- @example
- int x, y;
- int *args[2];
- args[0] = &x;
- args[1] = &y;
- _doscan(stdin, "%d %d", args);
- @end example
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