Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #8803 Updated: crazy implementation of printf/sprintf

On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 03:10:38PM -0000, Bug Database wrote: > ID: 8803 > Updated by: derick > Reported By: mikeb@gbdirect.co.uk > Old-Status: Open > Status: Closed > Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function > Assigned To: > Comments: > > This works fine: > > echo sprintf ("%2x", 29); > > output: > 1d > > This is not a bug. Forgive me, but I disagree. Using "%2x" is not the same since it omits the leading zero that "%.2x" gives in C/C++. Using the existing sprintf to build HTML colour strings like "#0C0E2D" from a red/green/blue triple is made much harder unless there is a workaround. You can consider not supporting a standard like ANSI/ISO to not be a bug, but you will likely be in a minority there. Sorry, I don't want to carp - but it IS a problem for me. All the best, Mike -- Mike Banahan - GBdirect 27 Park Drive Bradford England BD9 4DS Tel 01274 772277 Fax 01274 772281 Put reality back into cyberspace: http://somewherenear.com