li><a href="#1_Formattedinputchannel">Formatted input channel</a></li><li><a href="#1_Typeofformattedinputfunctions">Type of formatted input functions</a></li><li><a href="#1_Thegeneralformattedinputfunction">The general formatted input function</a></li><li><a href="#1_Formatstringdescription">Format string description</a><ul><li><a href="#space">The space character in format strings</a></li><li><a href="#conversion">Conversion specifications in format strings</a></li><li><a href="#indication">Scanning indi