C6274

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warning C6274: non-character passed as parameter <number> when character is required in call to <function>

This warning indicates that the format string specifies that a character is required (for example, a %c or %C specification) but a non-integer such as a float, string, or struct is being passed. This defect is likely to cause incorrect output.

The following code generates this warning:

#include <stdio.h>  
#include <string.h>  
  
void f(char str[])  
{  
   char buff[5];  
  
   sprintf(buff,"%c",str);  
}  

To correct this warning, use the following code:

#include <stdio.h>  
#include <string.h>  
  
void f(char str[])  
{  
   char buff[5];  
  
   sprintf(buff,"%c",str[0]);  
}  

The following code uses safe string manipulation function, sprintf_s, to correct this warning:

#include <stdio.h>  
#include <string.h>  
  
void f(char str[])  
{  
   char buff[5];  
  
   sprintf_s(buff,5,"%c", str[0]);  
}