Doc #78165 [Opn->Ver]: Incorrect example with printf

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78165&edit=1 ID: 78165 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: cfesting at yahoo dot com Summary: Incorrect example with printf -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Documentation Problem Package: Strings related PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-14 17:13:05] requinix@php.net It's kinda left-justified, kinda not, depending how you look at it. So how about we ignore the problem entirely and change the example instead? printf("[%20.10s]\n", $t); // right-justification but with a cutoff of 10 characters printf("[%-20.10s]\n", $t); // left-justification but with a cutoff of 10 characters with output [ many monke] [many monke ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-14 17:09:57] girgias@php.net The output is [many monke] which seems left-justified to me. See https://3v4l.org/68s7r ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-14 17:02:32] cfesting at yahoo dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://php.net/function.printf --- In example #2: printf("[%10.10s]\n", $t); // left-justification but with a cutoff of 10 characters It is my belief that the above will be right-justified, not left. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78165&edit=1