GLibvsprintf

since: 2.2

gint
g_vsprintf (
  gchar* string,
  const gchar* format,
  va_list args
)

An implementation of the standard vsprintf() function which supports positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.

glib/gprintf.h must be explicitly included in order to use this function.

Available since: 2.2

This function is not directly available to language bindings.

string

Type: gchar*

The buffer to hold the output.

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][string-precision]

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

args

Type: va_list

The list of arguments to insert in the output.

Type: gint

The number of bytes printed.