C: Dynamic string using variable number of arguments

[negru]

I need to create dynamic string by given format(%d,%s,%f,%lf,%c) using variable number of arguments in function. This code gives me an error(main.exe has stopped working):

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

char*form(char*format,...);char*form(char*format,...){char*res=(char*)calloc(1,1),val_int[12],*pos_int,*val_str,*pos_str,*val_float,*pos_float,*val_lf,*pos_lf,*val_char,*pos_char;
va_list args;
va_start(args,format);do{
pos_int=strstr(format,"%d");pos_str=strstr(format,"%s");pos_float=strstr(format,"%f");pos_lf=strstr(format,"%lf");pos_char=strstr(format,"%c");if(pos_int &&(!pos_str || pos_int < pos_str)&&(!pos_float || pos_int < pos_float)&&(!pos_lf || pos_int < pos_lf)&&(!pos_char || pos_int < pos_char)){
itoa(va_arg(args,int),val_int,10);
res=(char*)realloc(res,strlen(res)+(pos_int-format)+strlen(val_int)+1);
strncat(res,format,pos_int-format);
strcat(res,val_int);
format=pos_int+2;}elseif(pos_str &&(!pos_int || pos_str < pos_int)&&(!pos_float || pos_str < pos_float)&&(!pos_lf || pos_str < pos_lf)&&(!pos_char || pos_str < pos_char)){
val_str=va_arg(args,char*);
res=(char*)realloc(res,strlen(res)+(pos_str-format)+strlen(val_str)+1);
strncat(res,format,pos_str-format);
strcat(res,val_str);
format=pos_str+2;}

elseif(pos_float &&(!pos_int || pos_float < pos_int)&&(!pos_str || pos_float < pos_str)&&(!pos_lf || pos_float < pos_lf)&&(!pos_char || pos_float < pos_char)){
fcvt(va_arg(args,double),val_float,6,0);
res=(char*)realloc(res,strlen(res)+(pos_float-format)+strlen(val_float)+1);
strncat(res,format,pos_float-format);
strcat(res,val_float);
format=pos_float+2;}

elseif(pos_lf &&(!pos_int || pos_lf < pos_int)&&(!pos_str || pos_lf < pos_str)&&(!pos_float || pos_lf < pos_float)&&(!pos_char || pos_lf < pos_char)){
ecvt(va_arg(args,double),val_lf,6,0);
res=(char*)realloc(res,strlen(res)+(pos_lf-format)+strlen(val_lf)+1);
strncat(res,format,pos_lf-format);
strcat(res,val_lf);
format=pos_lf+2;}elseif(pos_char &&(!pos_int || pos_char < pos_int)&&(!pos_str || pos_char < pos_str)&&(!pos_float || pos_char < pos_float)&&(!pos_lf || pos_char < pos_lf)){
val_char=va_arg(args,char*);
res=(char*)realloc(res,strlen(res)+(pos_char-format)+strlen(val_char)+1);
strncat(res,format,pos_char-format);
strcat(res,val_char);
format=pos_char+2;}}while(pos_int || pos_str || pos_float || pos_lf || pos_char);
va_end(args);
res=(char*)realloc(res,strlen(res)+strlen(format)+1);
strcat(res,format);return res;}

int main(){char*s;
s=form("John is %d years old and has an %c in %s. He is going to school for %lf years.",9,'A',"maths",1.5);
printf("%s",s);
free(s);return0;}

I assume the error is in functions(itoa,fcvt,ecvt). Thanks for replies.

 

[old-student]

When you copy your code into your message it loses all the formatting that you used (if any). If you use the square bracket '[' and the word "code" followed by the closing square bracket ']' before your code and then after your code use '[' '/' "code" ']' it will be a lot easier to read.

 

[jaime6996]

can some one please help me wit this question? Where exacly do u enter this info to come up with the info needed to copie n past on to track 1 n 2 n on the magna stripp? Would it be in a pc's cmd command promp window? In a url address bar?