printfFILEHANDLEFORMATLISTprintfFORMATLIST
This function prints a
formatted string to
FILEHANDLE
or, if omitted, the
currently selected output filehandle, initially
STDOUT
. The first item in the
LIST
must be a string that says how to format the rest of the items. This
is similar to the C library's
printf
(3) and
fprintf
(3) function, except that the
*
field width specifier is not supported. The function is
equivalent to:
FILEHANDLEsprintfLIST
See print and sprintf . The description of sprintf includes the list of acceptable specifications for the format string.
Don't fall into the trap of using a printf when a simple print would do. The print is more efficient, and less error prone.
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