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   sscanf

   Usage
   #include <stdio.h>
   int sscanf(char *buffer,const char *format,...);

   Description
   sscanf  is a formatted input routine which  reads from  the  specified
   buffer  using the specified format. The additional arguments  must  be
   pointers to where the values are to be stored.

   For details of the format and usage refer to the entry for fscanf.

   Example
   #include <stdio.h>
   char *string = "1.24...";
   char str[8];
   float fp;
   int i;
   main()
   {
        sscanf(string,"%s",str);
        sscanf(string,"%f",&fp);
        sscanf(string,"%d",&i);
        printf("String : %s\n",str);
        printf("Float : %f\n",fp);
        printf("Integer: %d\n",i);
   }

   Return Value
   The number of assigned input items excluding any assignment suppressed
   conversions is returned. If the end of file is encountered before  any
   assignments  are  done  or  before any  conflicts  occur,  an  EOF  is
   returned.  sscanf()  normally returns when it reaches the end  of  the
   format string.