formatstring.c File Reference

Implementation of the formatstring() function that replaces sprintf() and snprintf() by allocating the right-sized buffer and returning it. More...

#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "formatstring.h"

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Functions
char *	formatstring (const char *format,...)
	Use the given string and arguments to return a buffer containing the formatted string. The format and arguments follow the printf() functionality.

Detailed Description

Implementation of the formatstring() function that replaces sprintf() and snprintf() by allocating the right-sized buffer and returning it.

Definition in file formatstring.c.

Function Documentation

formatstring()

char * formatstring	(	const char *	format,
			...
	)

Use the given string and arguments to return a buffer containing the formatted string. The format and arguments follow the printf() functionality.

Parameters

format

String containing formatting codes as used with the printf() function.

Returns

Returns a newly allocated buffer containing the zero-terminated formatted string. Use free() to delete the buffer. Returns NULL if no memory could be allocated.

Definition at line 15 of file formatstring.c.

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