diff between sprintf() and fprintf()

[mknarang.nsit]

i have just started studying C.I know C++ before this.i havent reallly
understand the concept of sprintf().could any one plz tell me what is
the difference b/w sprintf() and fprintf() through an example

[Ben Pfaff]

"mknarang.n sit" <mk***********@ gmail.com> writes:

i have just started studying C.I know C++ before this.i havent reallly
understand the concept of sprintf().could any one plz tell me what is
the difference b/w sprintf() and fprintf() through an example

sprintf() puts its output in a string.
fprintf() writes its output to a stream (a file or device).
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[Richard Heathfield]

mknarang.nsit said:

i have just started studying C.I know C++ before this.i havent reallly
understand the concept of sprintf().could any one plz tell me what is
the difference b/w sprintf() and fprintf() through an example

In your C book, look at the type of the first parameter to sprintf, and the
type of the first parameter to fprintf. In each case, the parameter
determines the place where the output of the function will be written. That
they are of different types for the two functions, then, is significant.

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[Robert Gamble]

mknarang.nsit wrote:

i have just started studying C.I know C++ before this.i havent reallly
understand the concept of sprintf().could any one plz tell me what is
the difference b/w sprintf() and fprintf() through an example

1) Sentences start with capital letters, like this one.
2) Space comes after a period and before the beginning of the next
sentence, one or two is fine.
3) In the english language we always capitalize the word "I".
4) Don't use abbreviations like "plz" in a technical group like this
one if you want to be taken seriously.

Also, since you are posting from Google Groups, please be sure to read
<http://cfaj.freeshell. org/google/> before posting a followup.

Now to your question: sprintf writes to a character buffer, fprintf
writes to a stream. See your local documentation or a good C book for
the details.

Robert Gamble

[Fred Kleinschmidt]

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mknarang.nsit wrote:

i have just started studying C.I know C++ before this.i havent reallly
understand the concept of sprintf().could any one plz tell me what is
the difference b/w sprintf() and fprintf() through an example
1) Sentences start with capital letters, like this one.
2) Space comes after a period and before the beginning of the next
sentence, one or two is fine.
3) In the english language we always capitalize the word "I".

And in the English language, we capitalize proper nouns like "English",
unless you mean to imply spin on a ball...
4) Don't use abbreviations like "plz" in a technical group like this
one if you want to be taken seriously.

Also, since you are posting from Google Groups, please be sure to read
<http://cfaj.freeshell. org/google/> before posting a followup.

Now to your question: sprintf writes to a character buffer, fprintf
writes to a stream. See your local documentation or a good C book for
the details.

Robert Gamble

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Fred

[The Grue - James T. Sprinkle]

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mknarang.nsit wrote:

i have just started studying C.I know C++ before this.i havent reallly
understand the concept of sprintf().could any one plz tell me what is
the difference b/w sprintf() and fprintf() through an example

1) Sentences start with capital letters, like this one.
2) Space comes after a period and before the beginning of the next
sentence, one or two is fine.
Actually, two spaces are required after a period. One is insufficient.
3) In the english language we always capitalize the word "I".

And in the English language, we capitalize proper nouns like "English",
unless you mean to imply spin on a ball...

4) Don't use abbreviations like "plz" in a technical group like this
one if you want to be taken seriously.

Also, since you are posting from Google Groups, please be sure to read
<http://cfaj.freeshell. org/google/> before posting a followup.

Now to your question: sprintf writes to a character buffer, fprintf
writes to a stream. See your local documentation or a good C book for
the details.

Robert Gamble

--
Fred

The Grue

[Barry]

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mknarang.nsit wrote:
> i have just started studying C.I know C++ before this.i havent reallly> understand the concept of sprintf().could any one plz tell me what is
> the difference b/w sprintf() and fprintf() through an example

1) Sentences start with capital letters, like this one.
2) Space comes after a period and before the beginning of the next
sentence, one or two is fine.
Actually, two spaces are required after a period. One is insufficient.
3) In the english language we always capitalize the word "I".

And in the English language, we capitalize proper nouns like "English",
unless you mean to imply spin on a ball...

4) Don't use abbreviations like "plz" in a technical group like this
one if you want to be taken seriously.

Also, since you are posting from Google Groups, please be sure to read
<http://cfaj.freeshell. org/google/> before posting a followup.

Now to your question: sprintf writes to a character buffer, fprintf
writes to a stream. See your local documentation or a good C book for
the details.

Robert Gamble

--
Fred

The Grue

Two is what you learned in typing, one is usually sufficient and zero is ok
if
you parser works well.

barry

[CBFalconer]

Barry wrote:

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> mknarang.nsit wrote:
>> i have just started studying C.I know C++ before this.i havent reallly >> understand the concept of sprintf().could any one plz tell me what is
>> the difference b/w sprintf() and fprintf() through an example
>
> 1) Sentences start with capital letters, like this one.
> 2) Space comes after a period and before the beginning of the next
> sentence, one or two is fine.
Actually, two spaces are required after a period. One is insufficient.

> 3) In the english language we always capitalize the word "I".

And in the English language, we capitalize proper nouns like "English",
unless you mean to imply spin on a ball...

> 4) Don't use abbreviations like "plz" in a technical group like this
> one if you want to be taken seriously.
>
> Also, since you are posting from Google Groups, please be sure to read
> <http://cfaj.freeshell. org/google/> before posting a followup.
>
> Now to your question: sprintf writes to a character buffer, fprintf
> writes to a stream. See your local documentation or a good C book for
> the details.
>
> Robert Gamble
>

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Fred

The Grue

Two is what you learned in typing, one is usually sufficient and zero is ok
if
you parser works well.

I have left this monstrosity as it appears on my system. Your
comment is nearly meaningless. It is almost as bad to fail to snip
irelevant material as to fail to quote. Below is the way it SHOULD
have looked, IMO:

Barry wrote: "The Grue - James T. Sprinkle" <th******@hotma il.com> wrote in message

"Fred Kleinschmidt" <fr************ ******@boeing.c om> wrote in message

"Robert Gamble" <rg*******@gmai l.com> wrote in message

1) Sentences start with capital letters, like this one.
2) Space comes after a period and before the beginning of the
next sentence, one or two is fine.
Actually, two spaces are required after a period. One is
insufficient.

.... snip ...
Two is what you learned in typing, one is usually sufficient and
zero is ok if you parser works well.

I hope you see the difference. Just some judicious deletia,
followed by minor reformatting. This tends to encourage others to
read it, which I presume is your (and my) objective.

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[Jordan Abel]

On 2006-05-17, The Grue - James T. Sprinkle <th******@hotma il.com> wrote:

Actually, two spaces are required after a period. One is
insufficient.

The typographical (not grammatical) need for that faded with the
typewriter.

[Richard Bos]

"The Grue - James T. Sprinkle" <th******@hotma il.com> wrote:

"Robert Gamble" <rg*******@gmai l.com> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ u72g2000cwu.goo glegroups.com.. .

1) Sentences start with capital letters, like this one.
2) Space comes after a period and before the beginning of the next
sentence, one or two is fine.

Actually, two spaces are required after a period. One is insufficient.

This has never been true outside the USA, and ever there, it was only
"necessary" (the real need is not apparent from a normal layout POV) on
typewriters. Proper typography is, and always has been, a single space.

Richard