C isalnum() function

C isalnum(int ch)

The isalnum() function is used to check whether the argument ch is a character of class alpha or digit in the current locale. The function is defined in the ctype.h header file.

Syntax:

int isalnum(int argument);

isalnum() Parameters:

isalnum() Return Value:

• The isalnum() function returns non-zero if ch is an alphanumeric character; otherwiset returns 0.

Example-1: isalnum() function return value

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
int main()
{
    char ch;
    int result;
    ch = '8';
    result = isalnum(ch);
    printf("Return value is %d When %c is passed as an argemdent.", result, ch);
    ch = '$';
    result = isalnum(ch);
    printf("\nReturn value is %d When %c is passed as an argemdent.", result, ch);
    ch = '+';
    result = isalnum(ch);
    printf("\nReturn value is %d When %c is passed as an argemdent.", result, ch);
    ch = 'A';
    result = isalnum(ch);
    printf("\nReturn value is %d When %c is passed as an argemdent.", result, ch);  
	ch = '-';
    result = isalnum(ch);
    printf("\nReturn value is %d When %c is passed as an argemdent.", result, ch);   
    return 0;
}

Output:

Return value is 4 When 8 is passed as an argemdent.
Return value is 0 When $ is passed as an argemdent.
Return value is 0 When + is passed as an argemdent.
Return value is 1 When A is passed as an argemdent.
Return value is 0 When - is passed as an argemdent.

Example #2: Check whether a character is an alphanumeric or not!

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
int main()
{
    char ch;
    printf("Input a character: ");
    scanf("%c", &ch);
    printf("Check the said number is alphanumeric characte or not!");
	    if (isalnum(ch) == 0)
        printf("\n%c is not an alphanumeric character.", ch);
    else
        printf("\n%c is an alphanumeric character.", ch);
    return 0;
}

Output:

Input a character: J
Check the said number is alphanumeric characte or not!
J is an alphanumeric character.

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