Re: differences in printf() between php and C

Please report this bug at http://bugs.php.net/ categorizing the bug as a documentation problem. Thanks. Goba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Mercer" <jim@reptiles.org> To: <phpdoc@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:32 PM Subject: [PHP-DOC] differences in printf() between php and C > > not sure if anyone has pointed this out, but it would be nice if it was noted > in the printf() manpage. > > in standard C, the format "%10.2f" means show 10 characters, of which the > last 3 are decimal point and 2 digits. ie. the total length is 10 chars. > > in php, it appears that "%10.2f" means show 10 whole number digits, followed > by a decimal point and two digits. > > in C: printf("[10.2f]", 99.99); == [ 99.99] > in PHP: printf("[10.2f]", 99.99); == [ 99.99] > > while i wouldn't expect PHP to "fix" their printf(), this difference should > be noted, as it definitely causes C programmers to skew their alignment. > > -- > [ Jim Mercer jim@reptiles.org +1 416 410-5633 ] > [ I want to live forever, or die trying. ] > > -- > PHP Documentation Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >