Function
GLibsprintf
since: 2.2
Declaration [src]
gint
g_sprintf (
gchar* string,
const gchar* format,
...
)
Description [src]
An implementation of the standard sprintf() function which supports
positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
Note that it is usually better to use g_snprintf(), to avoid the
risk of buffer overflow.
glib/gprintf.h must be explicitly included in order to use this function.
See also g_strdup_printf().
Available since: 2.2
This function is not directly available to language bindings.
Parameters
string-
Type:
gchar*A pointer to a memory buffer to contain the resulting string. It is up to the caller to ensure that the allocated buffer is large enough to hold the formatted result.
The data is owned by the caller of the function. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string. format-
Type:
const gchar*A standard
printf()format string, but notice string precision pitfalls.The data is owned by the caller of the function. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string. ...-
Type:
The arguments to insert in the output.