Formatted Printing
printf and sprintf format a list of values according to a format string that may use the following conversions:
| A percent sign. |
| An unsigned integer (binary). |
| The character corresponding to the ordinal value. |
| A signed integer. |
| A floating-point number (scientific notation). |
| A floating-point number (fixed decimal notation). |
| A floating-point number |
| A synonym for |
| The number of characters formatted so far is stored into the corresponding variable in the parameter list. |
| An unsigned integer (octal). |
| A pointer (address in hexadecimal). |
| A string. |
| An unsigned integer (decimal). |
| An unsigned integer (hexadecimal). |
| Like |
| An obsolete synonym for |
| Like |
| An obsolete synonym for |
| Like |
| An obsolete synonym for |
| An obsolete synonym for |
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The following flags can be put between the %
and the conversion letter:
space | Prefix a positive number with a space. |
| Prefix a positive number with a plus sign. |
| Left-align within the field. |
| Use zeros instead of spaces to right-align. |
| With |
number | Minimum field width. |
| For a floating-point number, the number of digits after the decimal point. For a string, the maximum length. For an integer, the minimum width. The integer will be right-aligned, padded with zeros. |
| Interpret integer as C type ... |
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