Sscanf2 May 2026

if (ret == 2) printf("Name: %s, Age: %d\n", name, age); free(name); // %as requires manual free

| Return | Meaning | |--------|---------| | 0 | No assignments made | | >0 | Number of successful assignments | | -1 | Invalid format specifier | | -2 | Destination buffer too small (fixed buffer) | | -3 | Argument count mismatch (too few args passed) | 6. Implementing sscanf2 (Conceptual) If you wanted to implement %as yourself: sscanf2

int ret = sscanf2(input, "%as %d", &str, &num); if (ret < 0) fprintf(stderr, "sscanf2 error: %s\n", sscanf2_strerror(ret)); // e.g., "Format string error at position 3" if (ret == 2) printf("Name: %s, Age: %d\n",

int ret = sscanf2(data, "%as %d", &name, &age); if (ret == 2) printf("Name: %s