#include <stdio.h>     /* C example */
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	const char a[] = "size 38L";

	char word[100];
	int i;
	char c;

	if (sscanf(a, "%s%d%c", word, &i, &c) != 3) {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s: sscanf failed\n", argv[0]);
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}

	printf("word == \"%s\"\n", word);
	printf("i == %d\n", i);
	printf("c == '%c'\n", c);

	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}