C fputc() and fgetc()

Writing File : fputc() function

The fputc() function is used to write a single character into file. It outputs a character to a stream.

Syntax:

    
        int fputc(int c, FILE *stream)

Example:

    
        #include   
            main(){  
               FILE *fp;  
               fp = fopen("file1.txt", "w");//opening file  
               fputc('a',fp);//writing single character into file  
               fclose(fp);//closing file  
            }

file1.txt

Output

Reading File : fgetc() function

The fgetc() function returns a single character from the file. It gets a character from the stream. It returns EOF at the end of file.

Syntax:

    
        int fgetc(FILE *stream)

Example:

    
        #include  
            #include  
            void main(){  
            FILE *fp;  
            char c;  
            clrscr();  
            fp=fopen("myfile.txt","r");  
              
            while((c=fgetc(fp))!=EOF){  
            printf("%c",c);  
            }  
            fclose(fp);  
            getch();  
            }

myfile.txt

Output

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