Explain the format string "%5d%s %c"
A)five characters as a decimal integer, then reads the remaining as a string and then scans the first non-whitespace character
B)compile error
C)run-time error
D)read first five characters as a decimal and ignore the rest

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The format string "%5d%s %c" specifies that the input should be read as follows: first, up to five characters are read and interpreted as a decimal integer (this allows for integers with fewer than five digits, padded by spaces if necessary); then, a string is read (which can include spaces since it follows an integer); finally, a single character is read, which could be the first non-whitespace character following the string. There's no indication that this format string would cause a compile or run-time error, nor does it instruct to ignore any characters after reading the first five as a decimal.

Explain the Format String "%5d%s %C