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Write a C function remove_blanks()that replaces two or more consecutive blanks in the input string by a single blank. For example, if the input is:

"Grim         return      to           the             planet                      of                  apes!!"

Then output should be:

"Grim return to the planet of apes!!"

The function should return the number of blank spaces removed. Remember that string is a null-terminated character array! The function prototype is given below:

C++

int remove_blanks(char input_string[],char output_string[]);

What I have tried:

C LANGUAGE PROGRAM I TRIED BUT COULDNT DO IT SO SOLVE THIS ASAP.

Posted 19-May-21 1:34am

Hassam Hafeez

Updated 19-May-21 2:31am

RickZeeland

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Patrice T 19-May-21 7:39am

Show your code ASAP to get help.

Richard MacCutchan 19-May-21 7:58am

It is not really difficult. Copy the characters one by one from input_string to output_string. When the character is a space, then ignore all except the first one.

Rick York 19-May-21 11:38am

nope.

Dave Kreskowiak 19-May-21 14:04pm

I would highly recommend you DO NOT DEMAND other people do your work for you. You won't like the responses you get back.

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Write the algorithm in plain language and then gradually convert it to C.

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while(the end of input_string has not been reached)
{
   if((the current character in input_string is a blank) and
      (the last character in output_string is a blank)
   {
      increment the count of ignored blanks;
      continue to the next character;
   }

   copy the current character in input_string to output_string;
}

Posted 19-May-21 2:31am

Greg Utas

Solution 1

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Posted 19-May-21 1:58am

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-19T02:23:00

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