globvar.c

gistfile1.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

char name[15];

static void name_prompt( char *buffer, size_t len );
static void intro();

int main( void )
{
	// Zero the name array
	memset( name, 0, 15 * sizeof(char));
	
	// Call the intro function
	intro();
	
	printf( "Having the name %s makes you special.\n", name );
}

static void intro()
{
	printf( "You wake up. The only thing you can remember is your name. What is it? " );
	name_prompt( name, 15 );
	printf( "Yes, %s, you were born into an amazing position.\n", name );
}

static void name_prompt( char *buffer, size_t len )
{
	int i = 0;
	while ( i < len )
	{
		char c = getchar();
		if ( c == '\n' || c == EOF )
			break;
		buffer[i] = c;
		i++;
	}
}