iOS Is there a c language reference in Xcode docs?

[deacLL]

New to Xcode and love the handy documentation for Objective C, especially since I'm just learning it. But at times I need to check C syntax and math library calls, etc.

Is there a C language reference in Xcode docs?

 

[xArtx]

New to Xcode and love the handy documentation for Objective C, especially since I'm just learning it. But at times I need to check C syntax and math library calls, etc.

Is there a C language reference in Xcode docs?

Not that I've seen, but I've not found anything missing either.
Everything found on C specific forums/docs has applied so far.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

I tried a few standard C functions and they all showed up in the Xcode docs browser just fine. It looks like they're apart of the OS X Man Pages.

 

[deacLL]

I was hoping for a complete C Reference on-line

Thanks much for the comments. I see some C in the Xcode docs such a search for "cos", etc., but haven't found things like "switch" syntax (which I tend to forget. ;-) ).

I found a good start at http://www.learnconline.com/ which has a lot of simple stuff.

I was hoping for a complete C Reference on-line or on the computer as an app or perhaps an ebook such as Harbison & Steele I'd be willing to buy. I may just buy the hard copy. ;-) Thanks.

 

[ConCat]

I tried a few standard C functions and they all showed up in the Xcode docs browser just fine. It looks like they're apart of the OS X Man Pages.

This is correct. The C API docs are part of the OS X man pages. You can even try it:

man 3 printf

There are two printfs in the manpages, one for shell scripting and one for C.

 

[deacLL]

OS X Man Pages

ConCat, Thanks, I did pass over ArtOfWarfare's mention of the OS X Man Pages and forgot to revisit it.

Is there a pdf or graphical viewer of it or are we talking about Terminal? Terminal command line would be okay - I did try "man 3 printf" which got no hit but "man printf" did, but I wonder if that's a bash result.

Sorry, I'm just learning the Mac environment, and thanks for your patience and help.

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I suspect I need to change my MANPATH since it is currently empty and "man 3" returns no result.

Can you tell me what to set it to or how I can find that out?

thanks again,
deac

 

[ConCat]

ConCat, Thanks, I did pass over ArtOfWarfare's mention of the OS X Man Pages and forgot to revisit it.

Is there a pdf or graphical viewer of it or are we talking about Terminal? Terminal command line would be okay - I did try "man 3 printf" which got no hit but "man printf" did, but I wonder if that's a bash result.

Sorry, I'm just learning the Mac environment, and thanks for your patience and help.

I was just using that as an example. My setup so heavily customized, it's possible that man 3 printf wont work for you for some reason, don't know. Xcode does have access to these man pages though. Xcode>Window Menu>Organizer>Documentation>Search for "printf" or whatever other C function you're curious about. Alt-clicking works too.

I included a screenshot of what you should see.

 

[Duncan C]

New to Xcode and love the handy documentation for Objective C, especially since I'm just learning it. But at times I need to check C syntax and math library calls, etc.

Is there a C language reference in Xcode docs?

The standard library functions and unix functions are available as man pages in the Xcode docs. I don't think there is any documentation on the core C language however (things like switch statements, the modulo operator, etc.) That's what the K&R C book is for. Everybody who ever writes a line of C should have that book on their shelf.