Thread: problem using sprintf

Code:

char buffer[20]; 
int integer = 5; 
sprintf(buffer, "The Number Is: %d", integer); 

MessageBox(window_handle, "Notice...", buffer, MB_OK);

this gives buffer as "The Number Is: 5"
but i wanna add another string to the back

Code:

sprintf(buffer, "The Number Is: %d", integer ", My additional string");

so buffer ends up with "The Number Is: 5, My additional string"


The above doesnt work, why?

Originally posted by hanhao

Code:

sprintf(buffer, "The Number Is: %d", integer ", My additional string");

so buffer ends up with "The Number Is: 5, My additional string"

OK, what i'd suggest is if you just want to append another string on to that one, then do something like this:

Code:

strcat(buffer,"My additional string");

however, if you want to place it anywhere in the string (using sprintf), then you can do this:

Code:

sprintf(buffer,"The Number Is: %d  %s",integer,myString);

you could really put that %s anywhere you felt like, just remember the order that you want to place the variables in to the stream, and also make sure that there is enough room in the buffer, or you'll get an overflow and your program will start going crazy

You will also need to ensure that your buffer is large enough to handle that additional character data. You have it set to 20 and this does not appear to be large enough. You can use strlen to get the size of the strings and then do not forget to add 1 for the trailing null character.

DeadPoet