ASML C Coding Standard

Rule: 7.19.c

Synopsis:	Only standard input specifiers and standard flags shall be used in input format specifications.
Language:	C
Severity Level:	2
Category:	Library

Description:

Justification

The use of non-standard input specifiers or non-standard flags is not portable.

Example

scanf("%a", &i); /* WRONG */
scanf("%Li", &i); /* WRONG */
scanf("%Lo", &i); /* WRONG */
scanf("%Lu", &i); /* WRONG */
scanf("%Lx", &i); /* WRONG */
scanf("%he", &f); /* WRONG */
scanf("%hs", p); /* WRONG */
scanf("%hp", &v); /* WRONG */
scanf("%L%)"); /* WRONG */
scanf("%L[a]", p); /* WRONG */
scanf("%hc", &c); /* WRONG */
scanf("% i", &i); /* WRONG */
scanf("%[0-9]s", p); /* WRONG */
scanf("%[9-0]s", p); /* WRONG */
scanf("%.510%e", &d); /* WRONG */