NAME
    strprintf - formatted print to a string

SYNOPSIS
    strprintf(fmt, x_1, x_2, ...)

TYPES
    fmt			string
    x_1, x_2, ...	any

    return		string

DESCRIPTION
    This function returns the string formed from the characters that
    would be printed to standard output by printf(fmt, x_1, x_2, ...).

EXAMPLE
    ; strprintf("h=%d, i=%d", 2, 3);
	    "h=2, i=3"

    ; c = config("epsilon", 1e-6); c = config("display", 6);
    ; c = config("tilde", 1); c = config("outround", 0);
    ; c = config("fullzero", 0);
    ; fmt = "%f,%10f,%-10f,%10.4f,%.4f,%.f.\n";
    ; a = sqrt(3);
    ; strprintf(fmt,a,a,a,a,a,a);
	    "1.732051,	1.732051,1.732051  ,   ~1.7320,~1.7320,~1.
    "

LIMITS
    The number of arguments of strprintf() is not to exceed 1024.

LINK LIBRARY
    none

SEE ALSO
    strcat, strcpy, strerror, strlen, strncmp, strncpy, strpos,
    strscan, strscanf, substr,

    printf, fprintf, print

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