SEI CERT C Coding Standard

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struct {
    char c;
    float f;
} myData;

if(fscanf(fd, "%c %f\n", &myData.c, &myData.f) != 2) {
    /* Handle error */
}

Risk Assessment

TODOReading binary data that has a different format than expected may result in unintended program behavior.

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