C ispunct()

The ispunct() function defined in the ctype.h header file. It helps to check the specified character is a punctuation character or not. Punctuation characters are those who have any graphic characters but not have alphanumeric characters. 


int ispunct(int argument); #where argument will be a character
 

ispunct() Parameters:

The ispunct() function takes a single parameter and is in the form of an integer and the return value should be an integer. When a character is passed it is converted into the integer value corresponding to its ASCII value.

Parameter Description Required / Optional
argument  The character to be checked Required

ispunct() Return Value

 If the given character is punctuation, ispunct() returns a non-zero integer else zero.When a punctuation character is passed we will get a different non-zero integer.

Input Return Value
Zero If the parameter isn't a punctuation
Non zero number If the parameter is a punctuation

Examples of ispunct()

Example 1: Working of ispunct() function in C


#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
int main() {
   char ch;
   int output;

   ch = ':';
   output = ispunct(ch);

   if (output == 0) {
      printf("The given %c is not a punctuation", ch);
   } else {
      printf("The given %c is a punctuation", ch);
   }

   return 0;
}

Output:


The given : is a punctuation

Example 2: How to print all Punctuations?


#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
int main()
{
    int k;
    printf("All punctuations in C: \n");

    // Through all ASCII characters
    for (k = 0; k <= 127; ++k)
        if(ispunct(k)!= 0)
            printf("%c ", k);
    return 0;


Output:


All punctuations in C: 
! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~