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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 100.
LINK LIBRARY
none
SEE ALSO
printf, fprintf, print
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