int sprintf ( char * str, const char * format, ... );
Write formatted data to string
Composes a string with the same text that would be printed if
format was used on
printf, but instead of being printed, the content is stored as a
C string in the buffer pointed by
str.
The size of the buffer should be large enough to contain the entire resulting string (see snprintf for a safer version).
A terminating null character is automatically appended after the content.
After the format parameter, the function expects at least as many additional arguments as needed for format.
str
Pointer to a buffer where the resulting C-string is stored.
The buffer should be large enough to contain the resulting string.
format
C string that contains a format string that follows the same specifications as
format in
printf (see
printf for details).
...
(additional arguments)
Depending on the
format string, the function may expect a sequence of additional arguments, each containing a value to be used to replace a
format specifier in the
format string (or a pointer to a storage location, for
n).
There should be at least as many of these arguments as the number of values specified in the format specifiers. Additional arguments are ignored by the function.
On failure, a negative number is returned.
The buffer should be large enough to contain the resulting string.
There should be at least as many of these arguments as the number of values specified in the format specifiers. Additional arguments are ignored by the function.
Return Value
On success, the total number of characters written is returned. This count does not include the additional null-character automatically appended at the end of the string.On failure, a negative number is returned.