zshukralla
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What sprintf function does?
How can print left justified and blanks padded with fix length?
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How can print left justified and blanks padded with fix length?
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Hi zshukralla,
sprintf is very much like printf, except where printf prints to the screen by default, the output of sprintf is returned as a string.
Example:
formatstring=sprintf("This is a %s string","formatted"
;
print "formatstring\n";
The output will be: 'This is a formatted string'
The format specifiers for sprintf are the exact same as for printf.
To get a left justification, use the minus (-) modifier.
To get fixed spacing, use a numeric modifier.
Example:
#!/usr/bin/awk -f
BEGIN{
formatstring=sprintf("%5d, %-10d, %s",12345,67890,"Red"
print formatstring;
exit;
}
% test
12345, 67890 , Red
For more info, search for sprintf on this site, or check any awk manual for printf or sprintf. If you don't have an awk manual, check a C manual or a perl manual. The syntax is pretty much identical.
Good luck,
Grant.
(Hope you get an 'A').
sprintf is very much like printf, except where printf prints to the screen by default, the output of sprintf is returned as a string.
Example:
formatstring=sprintf("This is a %s string","formatted"
;print "formatstring\n";
The output will be: 'This is a formatted string'
The format specifiers for sprintf are the exact same as for printf.
To get a left justification, use the minus (-) modifier.
To get fixed spacing, use a numeric modifier.
Example:
#!/usr/bin/awk -f
BEGIN{
formatstring=sprintf("%5d, %-10d, %s",12345,67890,"Red"
;print formatstring;
exit;
}
% test
12345, 67890 , Red
For more info, search for sprintf on this site, or check any awk manual for printf or sprintf. If you don't have an awk manual, check a C manual or a perl manual. The syntax is pretty much identical.
Good luck,
Grant.
(Hope you get an 'A').
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