How to save in a string the contents of a text file - c

Question

This is the code why when I show in output the string I have all words but with in the final row a strange symbol , an ASCII random symbol...
My objective is to save in a string all words to operate with it.
For example I have this document:
Mario
Paul
Tyler
How can i save all words in a string??
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
/* run this program using the console pauser or add your own getch, system("pause") or input loop */
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
int l,i=0,j=0,parole=0;
char A[10][10];
char leggiparola;
char testo[500];
FILE*fp;
fp=fopen("parole.txt","r");
if(fp!=NULL)
{
while(!feof(fp))
{
fscanf(fp,"%c",&leggiparola);
printf("%c", leggiparola);
testo[j]=leggiparola;
j++;
}
}
fclose(fp);
printf("%s",testo);
return 0;
}

Answer 1

Besides while(!feof(fp)) being "always wrong" you miss to 0-terminate the result string.
To do so place a
testo[j] = '\0'
just after the while-loop.

Answer 2

Instead of using fscanf, try with getc:
int leggiparola; /* This need to be an int to also be able to hold another
unique value for EOF besides 256 different char values. */
...
while ( (leggiparola = getc(fp)) != EOF)
{
printf("%c",leggiparola);
testo[j++] = leggiparola;
if (j==sizeof(testo)-1)
break;
}
testo[j] = 0;

Answer 3

Here's fslurp. I't a bit messy due to the need to grow the buffer manually.
/*
load a text file into memory
*/
char *fslurp(FILE *fp)
{
char *answer;
char *temp;
int buffsize = 1024;
int i = 0;
int ch;
answer = malloc(1024);
if(!answer)
return 0;
while( (ch = fgetc(fp)) != EOF )
{
if(i == buffsize-2)
{
if(buffsize > INT_MAX - 100 - buffsize/10)
{
free(answer);
return 0;
}
buffsize = buffsize + 100 * buffsize/10;
temp = realloc(answer, buffsize);
if(temp == 0)
{
free(answer);
return 0;
}
answer = temp;
}
answer[i++] = (char) ch;
}
answer[i++] = 0;
temp = realloc(answer, i);
if(temp)
return temp;
else
return answer;
}