Overview

This C program is designed to demonstrate basic string manipulation, input validation, and character replacement in C. It interacts with the user through the console to generate two strings and a replacement character, then filters the first string by replacing any characters that appear in the second string with the specified replacement character.

Features

• Random Uppercase Letter Generation: Generates a string (s1) of 40 random uppercase letters.
• User Input Validation: Prompts the user to enter a second string (s2) of uppercase letters, with length constraints. Also, prompts for a single replacement character. Validates all user inputs for correctness.
• Character Filtering: Searches the first string (s1) for occurrences of any characters present in the second string (s2) and replaces them with a user-specified character (ch).
• Program Restart Option: Allows the user to run the program multiple times without restarting the executable.

How to Compile and Run

1. Ensure you have a C compiler installed, such as GCC or Clang.
2. Compile the program using your compiler. For example, with GCC, you would use the command gcc -o charfilter charfilter.c.
3. Run the compiled program from the command line. On Windows, you might type charfilter.exe, or on Linux/macOS, ./charfilter.

Usage Instructions

1. Start the program: Follow the on-screen instructions. The program will first generate a random string of uppercase letters.
2. Enter s2 String: When prompted, enter a string of uppercase letters (A-Z) within the length limits specified by the program.
3. Enter Replacement Character: Enter a single character that will replace occurrences of s2 characters in s1.
4. Review Results: The program will display the original s1 string, the user-entered s2 string and replacement character, and the filtered s1 string.
5. Repeat or Exit: Decide whether to run the program again or exit based on the prompt.

Functions

• generateS1(): Generates the s1 string with random uppercase letters.
• generateS2(): Takes user input for the s2 string, ensuring it only contains uppercase letters and adheres to length restrictions.
• getReplacementCharacter(): Prompts the user for a single character, used for replacement in the filtering process.
• strfilter(): Replaces occurrences of s2 characters in s1 with the replacement character.
• isUpperCaseLetter(): Helper function to check if a character is an uppercase letter.
• duplicateArray(): Duplicates the s1 array into another array for preservation before modification.

Developer Notes

• The program disables security warnings in Microsoft Visual Studio with _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS.
• Make sure to handle the input buffer carefully, especially when validating user inputs.
• The program uses the standard C library functions for I/O and string manipulation.