help: %*s in sprintf

[Eve2007]

hi, all:

I had a question about the formatted string while using sprintf(), can %*s truncate a string if the size of it exceeds? for example:
sprintf(zcMessageText, "%ld : %*s", nMyErrMsgKey,SYSMSG_SIZE-25, zcMessage);
if the size of zcMessage exceeds SYSMSG_SIZE, can we use sprintf with %*s to make buffer not overflow?
In my understanding, it only formats string if its size is less than or equal to the width specified, otherwise, just try to put everything in.
Please give me some advice on that, thanks.

[gpraghuram]

hi,
If you want to limit the size of string being printed to the buffer then you should use snprintf

Thanks
Raghuram

[AdrianH]

You method should work, so would snprintf().

Hmmm, I just tested %.*s on g++ 3.4.4 and it didn't work. As far as I know it should work. :(

The only problem with snprintf() is that I've found not all compilers have it (or have it hidden). I'm not sure how previlant this problem is though.


Adrian