RPMATCH(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | RPMATCH(3) |
NAME
rpmatch - determine if the answer to a question is affirmative or negativeSYNOPSIS
#include<stdlib.h>
int rpmatch(const char *response);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
rpmatch(): _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
rpmatch() handles a user response to yes or no questions, with support for internationalization.RETURN VALUE
After examining response, rpmatch() returns 0 for a recognized negative response ("no"), 1 for a recognized positive response ("yes"), and -1 when the value of response is unrecognized.ERRORS
A return value of -1 may indicate either an invalid input, or some other error. It is incorrect to only test if the return value is nonzero.CONFORMING TO
rpmatch() is not required by any standard, but is available on a few other systems.BUGS
The rpmatch() implementation looks at only the first character of response. As a consequence, "nyes" returns 0, and "ynever; not in a million years" returns 1. It would be preferable to accept input strings much more strictly, for example (using the extended regular expression notation described in regex(7)): ^([yY]|yes|YES)$ and ^([nN]|no|NO)$.EXAMPLE
The following program displays the results when rpmatch() is applied to the string given in the program's command-line argument.
#define _SVID_SOURCE
#include <locale.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (argc != 2 || strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s response\n", argv[0]);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
printf("rpmatch() returns: %d\n", rpmatch(argv[1]));
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
SEE ALSO
fgets(3), getline(3), nl_langinfo(3), regcomp(3), setlocale(3)COLOPHON
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