How to open a C file on android mobile
A C file is a file that has a .c extension and contains code written in the C language. C is a computer programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell laboratories. A C file may store code for an operating system, projects, and applications written in C language. A C file has the source code for a program or sub-programs of a project.
Opening a C file on android mobile
There are two basic ways to open a C file on android mobile. Opening a C file using a programming editor and Opening a C file using online compilers.
Using a programming editor
To open a C file using a programming editor, you need to download a C programming editor on your android mobile. These programming editors are available on the google play store for free.
Some of the C programming editors available on the google play store are Coding C, Cxxdroid, and C/C++ Programming Compiler. After downloading a programming editor app, you can use this app to open your C code.
There are several cases of accessing the C file on your mobile. For example, there might be a case where you want to send a C file from your pc to your mobile and run the file on your mobile, or you want to write the code on your mobile and run it. Programming editors allow you to highlight code written within the file; copy/paste of the code is also possible.
Case 1: Sending a C file from your pc to your mobile and opening the C file on your mobile.
Write a c code in notepad on your pc. Save it with the .c extension, send the file to your mobile and open it using a programming editor installed on your mobile device, or directly send the C file that already exists to your mobile and open it using a programming editor.
After opening the file on the programming editor of your mobile, you can run the code and even save the file on your device.
Here is an example of opening a file sent to your mobile using the programming editor “Coding C”.
The screenshot displayed above is the files that are sent to the mobile.
The above-displayed screenshot contains the Example.c file that is opened using the “Coding C” programming editor.
The above-displayed screenshot contains the output produced when the Example.c file is executed using the “Coding C” programming editor.
Case 2: Writing the C code in the programming editor of your mobile and saving it.
You can write the C code directly in the programming editor installed on your mobile. After writing the C code in the programming editor, you can save it and run it. Keeping the code on your device allows you to access the file using the programming editor whenever necessary.
Here is an example of writing a C code in the “Coding C” programming editor.
The above-displayed screenshot contains the C code in the "Coding C" programming editor.
The menu option in the "Coding C" programming editor has a dropdown box that contains the save option. You can save the C code on your device using the save option. You can name the file and add the extension ".c" to the file.
The above screenshot is the output for the code written in the “Coding C” programming editor.
Case 3: You can Copy/paste the C code.
Another way is to copy the code from any source and paste the code into the programming editor you installed on your android mobile. After pasting the code in the programming editor, you can save and run the code.
Here is an example of copying and pasting the code in the "Coding C" programming editor.
The above-displayed screenshot contains a C code that can be copied.
The above-displayed screenshot contains the code pasted into the "Coding C" programming editor.
The above-displayed screenshot contains the output for the code copied and pasted into the "Coding C" programming editor.
Using online compilers
Using online C compilers, you can also run a C code on your mobile device. Below are the steps to run a C code using online C compilers.
- Search for the online C compilers on google or any search engine available on your device.
Some of the online C compilers are:- Programiz online C compiler
- Onlinegdb online C compiler
- C one online compiler - https://onecompiler.com/c
- Open the online C compiler and Copy/Paste the code you want to run or write the code you want to run.
- Some online C compilers provide a download option through which you can download the C file that you executed on the online C compiler.
Here is an example of running a C code using an online C compiler – Programiz on android mobile.
The above-displayed screenshot contains the default code of the online C compiler “Programiz C Online Compiler”.
The above-displayed screenshot contains the output for the default code of the online C compiler “Programiz C Online Compiler”.