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putchar() Function
 Writing a single character can be done by using the function
putchar().
 The character being transmitted will normally be expressed as an
argument to the function enclosed in parenthesis following the
word putchar.

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General Form
 putchar(variable_name);
 where the variable_name is a type char variable containing a
character.
 This statement displayed the character contained in the
variable_name at the terminal.

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Examples and Explanations
 Example
gender = 'F';
putchar(gender);
 Explanation
• will displays the character F on the screen.
 Example
putchar('\n');
 Explanation
• would cause the cursor on the screen to move to the beginning of the next
line.

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Program
/* Program to convert a character case - CCPUTCHAR.C */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>

int main()
{
char ch;
printf("Enter an alphabet : ");
ch = getchar();
if(isupper(ch))
putchar(tolower(ch));
else
putchar(toupper(ch));
return 0;
}

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Output
Enter an alphabet : b
B

Enter an alphabet : B
b

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putch() Function
 putch() function outputs the character to the current text window.
 It is a text-mode function that performs direct video output to the
console. putch() function does not translate linefeed characters
(\n) into carriage-return / linefeed pairs.

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General Form
 putch(variable_name);
 where the variable_name is a type char variable containing a
character.
 This statement displayed the character contained in the
variable_name at the terminal.

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Example and Explanation
 Example
gender = 'F';
putch(gender);
 Explanation
• will displays the character F on the screen.

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Program
/* Program to convert a character case - CCPUTCH.C */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <conio.h>

int main()
{
char ch;
printf("Enter an alphabet : ");
ch = getchar();
if(isupper(ch))
putch(tolower(ch));
else
putch(toupper(ch));
return 0;
}

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Output
Enter an alphabet : b
B

Enter an alphabet : B
b

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puts() Function
 The puts() function is used to write only one string at a time to the
standard output device (usually the screen) and appends a new
line character.
 The puts() function accepts only a single argument.

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General Form
 puts(variable_name);
or
 puts("string");
 where the variable_name within the function must be a data item
which represents a string or a character array.
 The string displayed by the puts() function may contain certain
white space characters (spaces, tabs).

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Example and Explanation
 Example
char empname[] = "Arun";
puts(empname);
 Explanation
• will displays the string Arun on the screen.

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Program
/* Program to read a line of text and print using puts() - RLTPUTS.C */

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
char text[80];
printf("Enter the text. Press ENTER at the end :\n");
gets(text);
puts(text);
return 0;
}

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Output
Enter the text. Press ENTER at the end :
Welcome to C Programming
Welcome to C Programming

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Thank You