lass="broken_ie">    <SPAN CLASS="keyword"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN></SPAN> get_char(<SPAN CLASS="keyword"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN></SPAN> c)
    {
        <SPAN CLASS="keyword">if</SPAN> (c != <SPAN CLASS="literal">'\n'</SPAN>)
            ++col_no_;
        <SPAN CLASS="keyword">else</SPAN>
            col_no_ = 0;
        <SPAN CLASS="keyword">return</SPAN> c;
    }</PRE>

<P>This function updates the column count based on the given character <CODE>c</CODE>, then returns <CODE>c</CODE>. Us