sprintfUL()

Synopsis

int sprintfUL(string s, string format [,<type1> var1 [,<type2> var2 ...]]);

Parameters

Return value

see Description below

Error

missing/incorrect arguments

Description

The function formats a string like sprintf() but changes to the current user language before formatting so that language dependent elements of format signs such as time data is formatted based on the set language. The change of the user language only applies to the respective process (meaning to the function sprintfUL) and not to the whole Windows language. For more examples and description of the format signs see chaptersprintf().

Example

Writes the value of the int variable i to string variable s.

main()
{
  string s;
  int i=123;
  DebugN(sprintfUL(s, "%d", i)); // Number of the characters
  output = 3
  DebugN(s); // s now contains 123
  i=999;
  DebugN(sscanfUL(s, "%d", i)); // Read from s as int
  DebugN(i); // Again 123
}

The example formats a float variable to a string via the sprintfUL function and reads the value via the sscanfUL function.

main()
{
  string s;
  float i= 6.99;
  sprintfUL(s, "%5.3f\n", i); //Writes the value of float
  parameter i to the string parameter s (formats a float to a
  string).
  DebugN(s); //s = 6.99
  i=3.55; //sets the value of i to 3.55
  DebugN(i); //i = 3.55
  sprintfUL(s, "%5.3f\n", i);//writes the new value of parameter i
  to parameter s (formats a float to a string)
  DebugN(s); //s = 3.55
  DebugN(sscanfUL(s, "%f", i));// Reads the value of s
}

Assignment

Strings

Availability

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