Question

What is the purpose of the percent sign (%) in C?

Answer 1

The percent sign is used in format specifiers to indicate the type and format of data to be printed or read using functions like printf and scanf.

Example:

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    int number = 10;
    printf("The value of the number is: %d\n", number);
    return 0;
}
 

Output:

The value of the number is: 10