vprintf() function in PHP


The vprintf() function is used to convert string to formatted string. It outputs a formatted string.

Syntax

vprintf(format, arg)

Parameters

  • forma − Specifies the string and how to format the variables in it.

  • The following are the possible format values −

    • %% - Returns a percent sign

    • %b - Binary number

    • %c - The character according to the ASCII value

    • %d - Signed decimal number (negative, zero or positive)

    • %e - Scientific notation using a lowercase (e.g. 1.2e+2)

    • %E - Scientific notation using a uppercase (e.g. 1.2E+2)

    • %u - Unsigned decimal number (equal to or greater than zero)

    • %f - Floating-point number (local settings aware)

    • %F - Floating-point number (not local settings aware)

    • %g - shorter of %e and %f

    • %G - shorter of %E and %f

    • %o - Octal number

    • %s - String

    • %x - Hexadecimal number (lowercase letters)

    • %X - Hexadecimal number (uppercase letters)

  • arg − An array with arguments to be inserted at the % signs in the format string

Return

The vprintf() function returns the length of the outputted string.

Example

The following is an example −

 Live Demo

<?php
   $a = 2888;
   $b = 8686;
   $res = vprintf("%f
%f",array($a,$b));    echo $res; ?>

Output

The following is the output −

2888.000000
8686.00000023

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini

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Updated on: 26-Dec-2019

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