THE C CHARACTER SET

THE C CHARACTER SET:

A character denotes any alphabet, digit or special symbol used to represent information. The characters used to form words, numbers and expressions depend upon the computer on which the program runs. The characters in C are classified into the following categories.

·         Letters

·         Digits

·         White Spaces

·         Special Characters

Letters	A, B, C,……….Z a, b, c,……….z
Digits	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
White Spaces	Blank Space Horizontal tab Vertical tab New line Form feed
Special Characters	~ ‘ ! @ # % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = | \ { } [ ] : ; " ' < > , . ? /