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LETTERfeofULETTER Checks for end-of-file.

Overview
#include <stdio.h>

r = feof(fp);

int r;
FILE *fp;

Portability
ANSI

Description
"feof" returns a value unequal 0 if the end of the file has been reached.

Returns
The function returns a value unequal zero if the file's pointer points to the end of the file. Otherwise it returns 0.

See also
clearerr , ferror , perror

Example
#include <stdio.h>

void main(void)
{
FILE *stream;

stream = fopen("DUMMY.File", "r");
fgetc(stream); // Read a character from the file

if (feof(stream)) // Check for end-of-file
printf("The file has reached its end\n");
fclose(stream); // Close file
}