Doc #78165 [Ver->Csd]: 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: Verified +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Strings related PHP Version: Irrelevant Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-06-14 17:56:18] cmb@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=347601 Log: Fix #78165: Incorrect example with printf We also remove the useless self-reference from the "see also" section. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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