Thread: sprintf

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    If I use sprintf(My_String, "%d", 1234) do I need to use malloc first or does this happen automatically?

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    My_String needs to point to valid memory before you call sprintf. (Looking sprintf up in any resource material you have to hand would provide the answer to the question.)

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