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luc023.c

Problem Statement

Using conditional operators determine : (1) Whether the character entered through the keyboard is a lower case alphabet or not. (2) Whether a character entered through the keyboard is a special symbol or not.

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT
Difficulty Beginner (index: 1 / 10)

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Source Code

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    char inp;
    printf("Enter the character : ");
    scanf("%c", &inp);
    printf("\nInput Character '%c' is %s a LOWER CASE ALPHABET.", inp, 
        (inp >= 'a' && inp <= 'z') ? "" : "NOT");
    printf("\nInput Character '%c' is %s a SPECIAL SYMBOL.", inp, 
        (inp >= 'a' && inp <= 'z' || inp >= 'A' && inp <= 'Z' 
            || inp >= '0' && inp <= '9') ? "NOT" : "");
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (luc023.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    int main()
    {
        char inp;
        printf("Enter the character : ");
        scanf("%c", &inp);
        printf("\nInput Character '%c' is %s a LOWER CASE ALPHABET.", inp, 
            (inp >= 'a' && inp <= 'z') ? "" : "NOT");
        printf("\nInput Character '%c' is %s a SPECIAL SYMBOL.", inp, 
            (inp >= 'a' && inp <= 'z' || inp >= 'A' && inp <= 'Z' 
                || inp >= '0' && inp <= '9') ? "NOT" : "");
        return 0;
    }