C Templates

These templates will help you start your projects.

Basic C Template

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    printf("Hello, world!\n");

    return 0;
}

Command Line Args C Template

#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{

    /**
    * - argc is the number of args
    *   - 0,2...n
    *   - 1 is invalid because argv[0] always contains the filepath
    * - argv[0] is the name a path of the executable
    * - argv[1] is first argument passed to the application
    * - argv[n] are the consecutive args
    */

    // Verify at least one arg
    if (argc < 2)
    {
        printf("Usage: program arg1");
        return 0;
    }

    // Display the program name and first arg
    printf("arg[0] --> %s\n", argv[0]);
    printf("arg[1] --> %s\n", argv[1]);

    return 0;
}

Complete C Template

/*
 *  Name:
 *  Date:
 *  Project name:
 *
 *  Description: Describe what this file does
 */

#include <stdio.h>

// Students: Give a brief description of the prototype and describe each parameter

/*
 * Sums the values in an array
 * int array_size:     The size of the int array
 * int *array_pointer: The pointer to the int array
 * return value:       The summation of the values in the array
 */
int sum_values_in_array(int, int *);

// Students: Describe the number of args, and each required and optional arg in main()

/*
* Function: main
* ----------------------------
*   Application entry point
*
*   argc: Expected number of args: 1
*         Optional args: 1
*   argv[0]: 'a': Performs the action using an average
*   argv[1]: 'b': performs the action using a summation
*/
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    // Verify at least one arg
    if (argc < 2)
    {
        printf("Usage: program arg1");
        return 0;
    }

    // Display the program name and first arg
    printf("arg[0] --> %s\n", argv[0]);
    printf("arg[1] --> %s\n", argv[1]);

    return 0;
}

/*
* Function: sum_values_in_array
* -------------------------------
*   Sums integer values in an array and then returns the result
*
*   size: The size of the int array
*   int *array_pointer: The pointer to the int array
*
*   returns:
*     - The summation of all values in the array.
*     - 0 for an empty array, an error, or for a summation that results in 0
*/
int sum_values_in_array(int size, int *array_pointer)
{
    return 0;
}