Question

How to copy part of a string to another string in C

Answer 1

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void) {
    char s[32] = "c programming";
    char dest[32] = "";
    int n = 5;
     
    strncat(dest, s, n);
 
    puts(dest);
}



/*
run:

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*/

 

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Answer 2

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void) {
    char s[32] = "c programming";
    char dest[32] = "";
    int n = 5;
     
    sprintf(dest, "%.*s", n, s);
 
    puts(dest);
}




/*
run:

c pro

*/

 

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