int printf( const char* format, ... );
(1) int fprintf( std::FILE* stream, const char* format, ... ); (2)int sprintf( char* buffer, const char* format, ... );
(3) int snprintf( char* buffer, std::size_t buf_size, const char* format, ... ); (4) (since C++11)Loads the data from the given locations, converts them to character string equivalents and writes the results to a variety of sinks.
1)Writes the results to
stdout.
2) Writes the results to a file stream stream.
3) Writes the results to a character string buffer.
4) Writes the results to a character string buffer. At most buf_size - 1 characters are written. The resulting character string will be terminated with a null character, unless buf_size is zero. If buf_size is zero, nothing is written and buffer may be a null pointer, however the return value (number of bytes that would be written not including the null terminator) is still calculated and returned.
If a call to sprintf
or snprintf
causes copying to take place between objects that overlap, the behavior is undefined (e.g. sprintf(buf, "%s text", buf);).
The format string consists of ordinary byte characters (except %
), which are copied unchanged into the output stream, and conversion specifications. Each conversion specification has the following format:
%
character.-
: the result of the conversion is left-justified within the field (by default it is right-justified).+
: the sign of signed conversions is always prepended to the result of the conversion (by default the result is preceded by minus only when it is negative).+
flag is present.#
: alternative form of the conversion is performed. See the table below for exact effects otherwise the behavior is undefined.0
: for integer and floating-point number conversions, leading zeros are used to pad the field instead of space characters. For integer numbers it is ignored if the precision is explicitly specified. For other conversions using this flag results in undefined behavior. It is ignored if -
flag is present.*
that specifies minimum field width. The result is padded with space characters (by default), if required, on the left when right-justified, or on the right if left-justified. In the case when *
is used, the width is specified by an additional argument of type int, which appears before the argument to be converted and the argument supplying precision if one is supplied. If the value of the argument is negative, it results with the -
flag specified and positive field width (Note: This is the minimum width: The value is never truncated.)..
followed by integer number or *
, or neither that specifies precision of the conversion. In the case when *
is used, the precision is specified by an additional argument of type int, which appears before the argument to be converted, but after the argument supplying minimum field width if one is supplied. If the value of this argument is negative, it is ignored. If neither a number nor *
is used, the precision is taken as zero. See the table below for exact effects of precision.The following format specifiers are available:
Conversion%
Writes literal %
. The full conversion specification must be %%
. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A c
Writes a single character.
int
std::wint_t
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/As
Writes a character string.
char*
wchar_t*
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/Ad
i
Converts a signed integer into decimal representation [-]dddd.
z
modifier, the expected argument type is the signed version of std::size_t.signed char
short
int
long
long long
std::intmax_tâ»
std::ptrdiff_t N/Ao
Converts an unsigned integer into octal representation oooo.
unsigned char
unsigned short
unsigned int
unsigned long
unsigned long long
std::uintmax_t std::size_tunsigned version of
std::ptrdiff_t N/Ax
X
Converts an unsigned integer into hexadecimal representation hhhh.
x
conversion letters abcdef
are used.X
conversion letters ABCDEF
are used.0x
or 0X
is prefixed to results if the converted value is nonzero.u
Converts an unsigned integer into decimal representation dddd.
f
F
(C++11)
Converts floating-point number to the decimal notation in the style [-]ddd.ddd.
double
double (C++11)
N/A N/A N/A N/Along double
e
E
Converts floating-point number to the decimal exponent notation.
e
conversion style [-]d.ddd e
±dd is used.E
conversion style [-]d.ddd E
±dd is used.a
A
(C++11)
Converts floating-point number to the hexadecimal exponent notation.
a
conversion style [-] 0x
h.hhh p
±d is used.A
conversion style [-] 0X
h.hhh P
±d is used.0
if the argument is a normalized floating-point value.g
G
Converts floating-point number to decimal or decimal exponent notation depending on the value and the precision.
g
conversion style conversion with style e
or f
will be performed.G
conversion style conversion with style E
or f
(until C++11)F
(since C++11) will be performed.P
equal the precision if nonzero, 6 if the precision is not specified, or 1 if the precision is â0â. Then, if a conversion with style E
would have an exponent of X
:
f
or F
(since C++11) and precision P â 1 â X.e
or E
and precision P â 1.n
Returns the number of characters written so far by this call to the function.
z
modifier, the expected argument type is S*, where S
is the signed version of std::size_t.signed char*
short*
int*
long*
long long*
std::intmax_t*â»
std::ptrdiff_t* N/Ap
Writes an implementation defined character sequence defining a pointer.
N/A N/Avoid*
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A NotesThe floating-point conversion functions convert infinity to inf
or infinity
. Which one is used is implementation defined.
Not-a-number is converted to nan
or nan(char_sequence)
. Which one is used is implementation defined.
The conversions F
, E
, G
, A
output INF
, INFINITY
, NAN
instead.
The conversion specifier used to print char, unsigned char, signed char, short, and unsigned short expects promoted types of default argument promotions, but before printing its value will be converted to char, unsigned char, signed char, short, and unsigned short. It is safe to pass values of these types because of the promotion that takes place when a variadic function is called.
The correct conversion specifications for the fixed-width character types (std::int8_t, etc) are defined in the header <cinttypes> (although PRIdMAX, PRIuMAX, etc is synonymous with %jd
, %ju
, etc).
The memory-writing conversion specifier %n
is a common target of security exploits where format strings depend on user input.
There is a sequence point after the action of each conversion specifier; this permits storing multiple %n
results in the same variable or, as an edge case, printing a string modified by an earlier %n
within the same call.
If a conversion specification is invalid, the behavior is undefined.
[edit] Return value1,2) Number of characters written if successful or a negative value if an error occurred.
3) Number of characters written if successful (not including the terminating null character) or a negative value if an error occurred.
4) Number of characters that would have been written for a sufficiently large buffer if successful (not including the terminating null character), or a negative value if an error occurred. Thus, the (null-terminated) output has been completely written if and only if the returned value is nonnegative and less than buf_size.
[edit] NotesPOSIX specifies that errno is set on error. It also specifies additional conversion specifications, most notably support for argument reordering (n$ immediately after % indicates n
th argument).
Calling std::snprintf
with zero buf_size and null pointer for buffer is useful (when the overhead of double-call is acceptable) to determine the necessary buffer size to contain the output:
auto fmt = "sqrt(2) = %f"; int sz = std::snprintf(nullptr, 0, fmt, std::sqrt(2)); std::vector<char> buf(sz + 1); // note +1 for null terminator std::sprintf(buf.data(), fmt, std::sqrt(2)); // certain to fit[edit] Example
#include <cinttypes> #include <cstdint> #include <cstdio> #include <limits> int main() { const char* s = "Hello"; std::printf("Strings:\n"); // same as std::puts("Strings:"); std::printf("\t[%10s]\n", s); std::printf("\t[%-10s]\n", s); std::printf("\t[%*s]\n", 10, s); std::printf("\t[%-10.*s]\n", 4, s); std::printf("\t[%-*.*s]\n", 10, 4, s); std::printf("Characters:\t%c %%\n", 'A'); std::printf("Integers:\n"); std::printf("\tDecimal: \t%i %d %.6i %i %.0i %+i %i\n", 1, 2, 3, 0, 0, 4,-4); std::printf("\tHexadecimal:\t%x %x %X %#x\n", 5,10,10, 6); std::printf("\tOctal: \t%o %#o %#o\n", 10, 10, 4); std::printf("Floating point:\n"); std::printf("\tRounding:\t%f %.0f %.32f\n", 1.5, 1.5, 1.3); std::printf("\tPadding:\t%05.2f %.2f %5.2f\n", 1.5, 1.5, 1.5); std::printf("\tScientific:\t%E %e\n", 1.5, 1.5); std::printf("\tHexadecimal:\t%a %A\n", 1.5, 1.5); std::printf("\tSpecial values:\t0/0=%g 1/0=%g\n", 0.0/0.0, 1.0/0.0); std::printf("Variable width control:\n"); std::printf("\tright-justified variable width: '%*c'\n", 5, 'x'); int r = std::printf("\tleft-justified variable width : '%*c'\n", -5, 'x'); std::printf("(the last printf printed %d characters)\n", r); std::printf("Fixed-width types:\n"); std::uint32_t val = std::numeric_limits<std::uint32_t>::max(); std::printf("\tLargest 32-bit value is %" PRIu32 " or %#" PRIx32 "\n", val, val); }
Possible output:
Strings: [ Hello] [Hello ] [ Hello] [Hell ] [Hell ] Characters: A % Integers: Decimal: 1 2 000003 0 +4 -4 Hexadecimal: 5 a A 0x6 Octal: 12 012 04 Floating point: Rounding: 1.500000 2 1.30000000000000004440892098500626 Padding: 01.50 1.50 1.50 Scientific: 1.500000E+00 1.500000e+00 Hexadecimal: 0x1.8p+0 0X1.8P+0 Special values: 0/0=-nan 1/0=inf Variable width control: right-justified variable width: ' x' left-justified variable width : 'x ' (the last printf printed 41 characters) Fixed-width types: Largest 32-bit value is 4294967295 or 0xffffffff[edit] See also
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