C Standard Library

Course details

Get up to speed with the C standard library, the standardized library of functions available for the C programming language. This course covers over 60 of the most useful and popular functions, as grouped in the header files stdio.h, stdlib.h, stdint.h, string.h, and math.h. Instructor Eduardo Corpeño starts by reviewing the library's organization and familiarizing you with the header files and syntax. Then he shows how to accomplish a variety of tasks with the library: processing input and output, managing application memory, generating random numbers, sorting and searching for data, manipulating text strings, and performing math. Each chapter includes numerous examples that show the functions in practice, along with programming challenges that allow you to test your new knowledge and skills.

Learning objectives
Working with header files
C constants and types
Unformatted and formatted input/output
Accessing files with C functions
Generating random numbers
Converting strings
Sorting and searching for data
Manipulating strings
Using mathematical functions

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Get up to speed with the C standard library
02 - What you should know

1. The C Standard Library

03 - Overview of the library
04 - Header files
05 - Constants and types

2. Input and Output Library - stdio.h

06 - Unformatted I O
07 - Unformatted I O example
08 - Formatted I O
09 - Formatted I O example
10 - File access
11 - File access example
12 - Challenge - Copying a text file
13 - Solution - Copying a text file

3. General Purpose - stdlib.h

14 - Memory allocation
15 - Memory allocation example
16 - Random number generation
17 - Random number generation example
18 - String conversion
19 - String conversion example
20 - Sort and search
21 - Sort and search main
22 - Sort and search functions
23 - Challenge - Let's get random
24 - Solution - Let's get random

4. String Functions - string.h

25 - String manipulation
26 - String manipulation example
27 - String examination
28 - String examination example
29 - Memory chunk operations
30 - Memory chunk operations example
31 - Challenge - Find a special word
32 - Solution - Find a special word

5. Mathematical Functions - math.h

33 - Mathematical functions
34 - Rounding and truncating
35 - Rounding and truncating example
36 - Trigonometric functions
37 - Trigonometric functions example
38 - Powers and exponentials
39 - Powers and exponentials example
40 - Challenge - Polar coordinate conversion
41 - Solution - Polar coordinate conversion
42 - C23 update

Conclusion

43 - Next steps