title: Scanning in characters and then using them in IF statements? (if char=='c') {} etc
body: <p>My code thus far:</p>
  
  <pre><code>#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
  
  main() 
  {
      float p_Asphalt = 5.2, p_Concrete = 4.93, p_Stones = 2.21;
      float c_Concrete = 8.88; 
      float d_Length =, d_Width;
      char typeOfPaving, c_Curbing;
      float totalCost = 0;
      float GST = 1.13, PST = 1.10;
  
      printf("asphalt company\n\n");
      printf("Length of Driveway: ");
          scanf("%f", &amp;d_Length);
      printf("Width of Driveway: ");
          scanf("%f", &amp;d_Width);
      printf("\nType of Paving:\n");
      printf(" 'A' for asphalt paving\n");
      printf(" 'C' for concrete paving\n");
      printf(" 'S' for paving stones\n\n");
      printf("Select (A,C,S): ");
          scanf("%c%c", &amp;typeOfPaving);
      printf("%c", typeOfPaving);
  
      if (typeOfPaving == "A") 
      {
          totalCost = p_Asphalt * (d_Length * d_Width);
          printf("Concrete curbing? [y/n]: ");
  
              scanf("%c%c", c_Curbing);
  
              if (c_Curbing == 'y') { 
                  totalCost = totalCost + (d_Length * c_Concrete);
              }
              else {
                  totalCost = totalCost * GST;
                  printf("Quoted Price of Paving: %f\n", totalCost);
              }
      } 
      else if (typeOfPaving == "C") 
      {
          totalCost = p_Concrete * (d_Length * d_Width);
          printf("Quoted Price of Paving: %f\n", totalCost);
      } 
      else if (typeOfPaving == "S") 
      {
          totalCost = p_Stones * (d_Length * d_Width);
          printf("Quoted Price of Paving: %f\n", totalCost);
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>For some reason, when I compile, I get the following output:</p>
  
  <pre><code>:~/&gt; cc assignment1.c ^C
  :~/&gt;
  :~/&gt; a.out
  asphalt company
  
  Length of Driveway: 123
  Width of Driveway: 123
  
  Type of Paving:
   'A' for asphalt paving
   'C' for concrete paving
   'S' for paving stones
  
  Select (A,C,S): A
  
  :~/&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Nothing happens. On line 22 where I have <code>scanf("%c%c", &amp;typeOfPaving);</code>, I use %c%c because my professor told me that the first %c stores the new line character after inputting data into the variable d_Width on line 16: <code>scanf("%f", &amp;d_Width);</code>. Problem I see now is that (I think?) that char typeOfPaving stores \nA? not just A so my if statements won't work? Is that correct?</p>
  
  <p>Can somebody please help me, not sure what to do lol, kind of frustrating</p>