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Author RE: Replacing printf by print
Pradeep Goel

2005-07-24, 8:29 pm


That's the whole problem.=0D
I am replacing it since there are some % sign in the strings being
passed making the program crash. Replacement solves the problem as such,
but wanted to countercheck, If these replacements could create any
problem anywhere else! , or lator in the program?
(Although I don't think it should).

Thanks and regards,
Pradeep
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan [mailto:japhy@perlmonk.org]=0D
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 5:31 PM
To: Pradeep Goel (WT01 - TELECOM SOLUTIONS)
Cc: beginners@perl.org
Subject: Re: Replcaing printf by print

On Jul 22, pradeep.goel@wipro.com said:

> Does replacing printf by print make any difference in the program?
> Especially at places where there is no format string passed or just $_
> is passed?


It probably doesn't have a noticeable difference unless you compare the=0D
running of it many, MANY times. But using printf() needlessly is silly,

and in some cases, dangerous. If you have a % sign in your string,
printf=0D
will expect an argument to go with it.

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