Write the NUM function of the type int which obtains an integer value N (positive or negative) of the long type as a parameter and which gives the number of digits of N as a result.
Write a small program that tests the function NUM.
Example:
Enter an integer number: 6457392
The number 6457392 has 7 digits.
Difficulty level
This exercise is mostly suitable for students
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
int ndigits(long N)
{
if (N != 0)
return 1 + ndigits(N / 10);
return 0;
}
void main()
{
long n;
do {
printf("Enter an integer: ");
scanf("%ld", &n);
} while (n < 0);
printf("Number of digits = %d.", ndigits(n));
getch();
}
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