Learn C Programming - Beginning PrintF

The printf function is arguably the most commonly used function in the C language. It is most often used to display information to the standard output, which in most cases is the console (i.e. somewhere on the screen). The printf function is quite extensive and will require up to four tutorials to cover all the features of this widely used tool. I haven't yet touched on what a C "function" is yet and there is no need to concern yourself with what a function is at the moment, I will be going over functions in detail in a future tutorial. However, I am going to briefly describe the concept of parameters and arguments and if you don't fully understand the concept, the don't worry - it will become crystal clear with time. Parameters and arguments are often used interchangeably in day-to-day conversation, but they do have a simple distinction that you will not need to understand just yet. Parameters are the values that are declared and received and arguments are the values being provided when the function is called.