get string with spaces in c code example

Example 1: how to store a user input with spaces in c

#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
    char name[20];

    printf("Enter a name : ");
    scanf("%[^\n]%*c", &name);

    printf("the name entered is: %s\n", name);

return 0;
}

Example 2: read string with space c

char name[30];
char temp;

printf("Enter age: ");
scanf("%d", &age);
printf("Enter name: ");
scanf("%c", &temp); // temp statement to clear buffer
scanf("%[^\n]", name); // read until newline

Example 3: how to store a user input with spaces in c

#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
    char name[20];

    printf("Enter a name : ");
    fgets(name, 20, stdin); // fgets(variable_storing_to, accepted_input_size, stdin)

    printf("the name entered is: %s\n", name);

return 0;