How to read a string from console window which can also contain special characeters like _(underscore) also?

Question

How to read a string along with special characters and pass that into an pointer.
I have a string like T_411_c which should be read from console window and have in a string so that i can pass it to some others API's which requires that? I need C code. reply ASAP.

Vulpes · Answer

I'm probably missing something Karthik but the following works fine special characters or not: char s[10]; printf(
Input a string maximum nine characters : ); scanf(%9s s); printf(
You entered %s
 s); // T_411_c

Sam Hobbs · Answer

It depends on what special characters. You either must: Use a code page so the character is shown that you need to be shown Use Unicode Reading a string like T_411_c requires no special code; it is very easy just use any typical code such as what Vulpes shows. If however you need (for example) £ then the problem is not your source code; you need to change the font used by the console window. Depending on what characters you need you might need to change your program to use Unicode.