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Store printf value inside variable?
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| Using printf, I can get the output I want:
printf("ch:\t6%u\n",$ch);
The %u allows me to convert a negative value to an unsigned decimal
number.
My problem is that I don't want to output this to the screen. I need
to store it as a variable. Is there any way to do this? Thanks!
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| Ken Robinson 2005-03-30, 3:58 am |
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Boo wrote:
> Using printf, I can get the output I want:
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> printf("ch:\t6%u\n",$ch);
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> The %u allows me to convert a negative value to an unsigned decimal
> number.
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> My problem is that I don't want to output this to the screen. I need
> to store it as a variable. Is there any way to do this? Thanks!
Take a look at sprintf() <http://www.php.net/sprintf/>
Ken
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| BKDotCom 2005-03-30, 3:58 am |
| Have you looked at the manual?
See also http://www.php.net/sprintf
same as printf, only returns the string
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| Uncle Pirate 2005-03-30, 3:58 am |
| Boo wrote:
> Using printf, I can get the output I want:
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> printf("ch:\t6%u\n",$ch);
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> The %u allows me to convert a negative value to an unsigned decimal
> number.
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> My problem is that I don't want to output this to the screen. I need
> to store it as a variable. Is there any way to do this? Thanks!
>
I'm new to PHP so can't absolutely answer your question. But, as I
understand it, PHP was designed taking ideas and methods from Perl, C++,
and various other languages. Most all have an sprintf function. Search
the manual for sprintf and I'll bet you've found exactly what you are
looking for.
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| Uncle Pirate 2005-03-30, 3:58 am |
| Ken Robinson wrote:
> Boo wrote:
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> Take a look at sprintf() <http://www.php.net/sprintf/>
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> Ken
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I should have read on before my initial reply, I knew there had to be an
sprintf funtion.
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Stan McCann "Uncle Pirate" http://stanmccann.us/pirate.html
Webmaster/Computer Center Manager, NMSU at Alamogordo
Coordinator, Tularosa Basin Chapter, ABATE of NM; AMA#758681; COBB
'94 1500 Vulcan (now wrecked) :( http://motorcyclefun.org/Dcp_2068c.jpg
A zest for living must include a willingness to die. - R.A. Heinlein
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