iscntrl C Library Function

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iscntrl function checks whether a character is control character or not. A character is a control character If it does not occupy a printing position on a display.
For example: escape, backspace, newline etc.

Function prototype of iscntrl

int iscntrl(int c);

Function iscntrl takes a character as input in form of an integer. When we pass a value of type char to iscntrl function, corresponding ASCII value of that character is passed.

Return value of iscntrl

If passed character is a control character, then iscntrl function returns non-zero integer otherwise 0.

C program to show the use of iscntrl function

The following program is to check whether a character is control character or not.

iscntrl C Library Function

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <conio.h>
 
int main(){
    char string[] = "abcd\tefgh\n";
    int index = 0;
     
    while(string[index] != '\0'){
        if(iscntrl(string[index])){
            printf("string[%d] is control character\n",
                index, string[index]);
        } else {
            printf("string[%d] is not control character\n",
                index, string[index]);
        }
        index++;
    }
     
    getch();
    return 0;
}
</conio.h></ctype.h></stdio.h>

Program Output

string[0] is not control character
string[1] is not control character
string[2] is not control character
string[3] is not control character
string[4] is control character
string[5] is not control character
string[6] is not control character
string[7] is not control character
string[8] is not control character
string[9] is control character