Re: [v][sf]printf additions (#, E, g, G)

Hello Matt, Thursday, July 20, 2006, 2:20:46 PM, you wrote: > Hi, > I've wished there was a *printf() float specifier that wouldn't include > trailing zeros/point, as simply converting to string (echo, %s, etc.) can > result in scientific notation, which I *don't* want (%g in > convert_to_string()). The only other way that would result in what I want > is number_format() with my "no-extra-zeros option" patch. ;-) So I was > originally looking for how to NOT pad %f to the specified precision, then I > thought why not add more of the stuff from C? (And I see it's marked "not > done" in formatted_print.c.) > Can/should I go ahead and add support for the # flag/specifier, g/G, and E > (the missing compliment to e)? Make everything work like C, except # used > with f/F, which would mean "remove trailing 0's/point" -- as C's behavior > with # and f (add point even when precision=0?) can be done in PHP. (I > assume C's is for when precision is specified with * + parameter?) Having more conversion specifiers here won't hurt. If it can be done in a way compatible to other languages especially like C it should be done in that way. If PHP has already closed the way by choosing opposite defaults the opposite should everntually also work. Best regards, Marcus