Questions tagged [specifier]
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Tkinter won't allow for me to use variables to define window size
I am currently trying to add a feature to my program where the programs resolution will change at every launched based on your screen resolution. I have run into an issue though.
It first states that my variables, width and height are undefined. I…

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Format specifier without argument
Consider the following code sample:
#define STRING_LITERAL "%u, %u"
const char string_const[ ] = "%u, %u";
snprintf(dest_buff, sizeof(dest_buff), STRING_LITERAL, arg1, arg2, arg3);
My compiler then issues a Warning: the format string ends before…

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C printf Format Specifier %_fi
Does anyone know if an underscore as format specifier (like %_f) does anything in C code?
I+ve found some code in a book that uses it, but I've googled and found nothing. I've also tested the following Objective-C code in Xcode and Xcode seems not…

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How to read from standard input with format specifier
I want to scan in values and add 0's ahead of the number until it is 4 digits long.
Example:
scanf("%d",&value); //entering '4'..modify the scan somehow with format specifier?
printf("%d",value); //prints 0004
or another…

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Payroll assignment in Java, I declared variables and assigned the right format specifiers... still getting error
I'm a beginner in Java, and I am receiving a format specifier error.
Just want to say that I am required to use the printf statement here.
Please see my code listed below:
package assignmentproject1;
/* CHANGE (FINAL) VAR NAMES, SCAN & VERIFY,…

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Is it possible that a declarator has zero declaration specifier?
Regarding the statement;
Every object declaration in C and C++ has two principal parts: a sequence of zero or more declaration specifiers, and a sequence of one or more declarators, separated by commas.
For example:
Does zero specifier means…

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Why there is a need for specifier-qualifier list?
I compiled this (gcc compiler):
#include
main() {
struct {
a:1;
b:2;
} t;
t.b=6;
t.a=2;
printf("%d %d",t.a,t.b);
}
Error shown was:
expected specifier-qualifier list before 'a'
Why it is needed when…

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NSLocalizedString with a Double and a specifier
I tried a lot of possibilities to specify only "2 digits" after the "." for this Double without success.
I don't know where to add , specifier: "%.2f".
// ContentView.swift
Text(String(format: NSLocalizedString("text [%lf]", comment: "Item"),…

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what happens when %x read signed char?
i thought *(p3 + 3) will print 90 but it shows ffffff90
why does it happend?
i guess MSB is 1, and %x is for reading unsinged hexadecimal integer so it reads 90 like minus integer but it is not clear and i cant find about this problem at printf…

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C++ requires a type specifier for all declarations & Expected unqualified-id (Debugging help needed)
Edited*
I made a few changes to the code and resolved the major issues. A few of the lines still have these errors, so I think a brief idea of what normally fixes these kinds of errors and what they actually mean should be about all that's left.…

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Swap() func in the book Essential C does not compile
wtf.c:11:6: error: expected declaration specifiers or '...' before '&' token
Swap(&a, &b);
wtf.c:11:10: error: expected declaration specifiers or '...' before '&' token
Swap(&a, &b);
Did not want to resort to StackOverflow for my personal problem…

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Expected specifier-qualifier-list before
I have the following Objective-C headers:
// Menu.h
#import
#import "GameController.h"
@interface Menu : UIImageView {
GameController *gameController; // "Expected specifier-qualifier-list
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C++ Struct function in an another header gives "missing type specifier"
I got in my "main.cpp" the following code:
#include "rational.h"
using namespace std;
typedef struct rational {
long long numerator;
long long denominator;
} rational_t;
And I have a Header-file namend "rational.h":
#pragma…

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Complex format specifier C
Can someone explain me what king of specifier is in the below code? and give me an example.
printf("\r\x1b[32mConverting: \x1b[36m%d\x1b[0m",(Convert));

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Missing type specifier despite correct namespace
I'm getting an error I typically see if I forget to add on the std:: to an object like string. In this case, its my own namespace called x. The specific errors are as follow:
Error 59 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '*' …

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