History of sprintf

== Syntax ==

:int sprintf (char * str, const char * format, ... )

== Arguments ==

:buffer

::A pointer to the string buffer where the result will be stored

:format

::Specifies the format of the resulting string, including types of the variables to be included in the string.

== Return ==

:The number of characters written, not including the terminating null character, or -1 if an error occurred.

== Description ==

:sprintf "prints" a formatted string, except instead of printing it to a terminal console, it stores the result in a string variable. The formatting uses the printf-style formatting common to the C language.

== Comments ==

:Wherever possible, you should use snprintf instead. sprintf can have potential buffer overruns (crashes) depending how it is used - snprinf prevents the overruns.

== Example ==

<code>

int version = 1;

strcpy(str0, "Plug-In Name");

strcpy(str1, "Company Name");

sprintf(str2, "You are running %s made by %s, version %d", str0, str1, version);

printf(str2);

</code>

== See Also ==

:formatString, printf, snprintf