// crt_vsprintf_s.c
// This program uses vsprintf_s to write to a buffer.
// The size of the buffer is determined by _vscprintf.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
void test( char * format, ... )
{
va_list args;
int len;
char * buffer;
va_start( args, format );
len = _vscprintf( format, args ) // _vscprintf doesn't count
+ 1; // terminating '/0'
buffer = malloc( len * sizeof(char) );
vsprintf_s( buffer, len, format, args );
puts( buffer );
free( buffer );
}
int main( void )
{
test( "%d %c %d", 123, '<', 456 );
test( "%s", "This is a string" );
}
Output
123 < 456
This is a string