Thread: Did I misunderstand any printf modifiers?

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    Did I misunderstand any printf modifiers?

    So far this is how I'm treating the modifiers in my custom implementation:

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    /* Defaults used if %> is not used to switch to another set
     *
     * In all cases these modifiers are read directly instead of via callbacks:
     *
     * + Same as standard printf definition, forces a sign for numbers
     * - Same as standard printf definition, left justifies output
     * # Same as standard printf definition, applies prefix, for numbers it's the
     *   usual 0x0, 0b0, 00 etc, for strings it's instead L", u8" etc, similar for
     *   characters: L', u', U' etc
     * ! Applies suffix, for numbers this means ULL etc, for strings it's just ",
     *   for characters it's just '
     * ? Where conversions of character encoding need to be done, if a character
     *   that cannot be converted appears, this character is substituted, expects
     *   a pawd (int) which is then stored in a pawc (char, PAWVA_DATA->sub)
     * . Indicates precision is to be read in from that point onwards
     * * Prior to the . character indicates minimum characters to output, after the
     *   . character indicates the number of digits after the decimal . to output
     * */
    >, ! and ? are my own additions obviously, the only one I'm feel is wrong is the * modifier

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    '*' after the decimal applies a little differently to strings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hamster_nz View Post
    '*' after the decimal applies a little differently to strings.
    I haven't been able to find information on that, yet I vaguely remember reading somewhere it meant the length of the passed string, is that correct?

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    Look under "Precision" in printf(3) - Linux manual page for a full description.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hamster_nz View Post
    Look under "Precision" in printf(3) - Linux manual page for a full description.
    ty, wish I'd though of the linux man pages, oh well, at least I now have a lot more info I didn't have before

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