1Printf(3)                        OCaml library                       Printf(3)
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NAME

6       Printf - Formatted output functions.
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Module

9       Module   Printf
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Documentation

12       Module Printf
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16       Formatted output functions.
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23       val fprintf : out_channel -> ('a, out_channel, unit) format -> 'a
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26       fprintf outchan format arg1 ... argN formats the arguments arg1 to argN
27       according to the format string  format  ,  and  outputs  the  resulting
28       string on the channel outchan .
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30       The  format  string  is  a character string which contains two types of
31       objects: plain characters, which are simply copied to the output  chan‐
32       nel, and conversion specifications, each of which causes conversion and
33       printing of arguments.
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35       Conversion specifications have the following form:
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38       % [flags] [width] [.precision] type
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40       In short, a conversion specification consists in the % character,  fol‐
41       lowed  by  optional  modifiers  and  a type which is made of one or two
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44       The types and their meanings are:
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47       - d , i : convert an integer argument to signed decimal.   The  flag  #
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50       -  u , n , l , L , or N : convert an integer argument to unsigned deci‐
51       mal.  Warning: n , l , L , and N are used for scanf , and should not be
52       used  for  printf  .   The  flag # adds underscores to large values for
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55       - x : convert an integer argument to unsigned hexadecimal, using lower‐
56       case letters.  The flag # adds a 0x prefix to non zero values.
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58       - X : convert an integer argument to unsigned hexadecimal, using upper‐
59       case letters.  The flag # adds a 0X prefix to non zero values.
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61       - o : convert an integer argument to unsigned octal.  The flag # adds a
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64       - s : insert a string argument.
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66       -  S  :  convert  a  string  argument  to  OCaml syntax (double quotes,
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71       - C : convert a character argument  to  OCaml  syntax  (single  quotes,
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74       -  f  :  convert  a floating-point argument to decimal notation, in the
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77       - F : convert a floating-point argument to OCaml  syntax  (  dddd.   or
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81       - e or E : convert a floating-point argument to  decimal  notation,  in
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84       -  g  or  G : convert a floating-point argument to decimal notation, in
85       style f or e , E (whichever is more compact).  Moreover,  any  trailing
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87       mal-point character is removed if there is no fractional  part  remain‐
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90       -  h  or H : convert a floating-point argument to hexadecimal notation,
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94       - B : convert a boolean argument to the string true or false
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97       -  b  :  convert a boolean argument (deprecated; do not use in new pro‐
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100       - ld , li , lu , lx , lX , lo : convert an int32 argument to the format
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103       -  nd  ,  ni  , nu , nx , nX , no : convert a nativeint argument to the
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106       - Ld , Li , Lu , Lx , LX , Lo : convert an int64 argument to the format
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109       -  a : user-defined printer. Take two arguments and apply the first one
110       to outchan (the current output channel) and to the second argument. The
111       first  argument  must therefore have type out_channel -> 'b -> unit and
112       the second 'b .  The output produced by the function is inserted in the
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115       - t : same as %a , but take only one argument (with type out_channel ->
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118       - { fmt %} : convert a format string argument to its type digest.   The
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121       -  ( fmt %) : format string substitution. Take a format string argument
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123       arguments.  The argument must have the same type as the internal format
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126       - !  : take no argument and flush the output.
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137       - - : left-justify the output (default is right justification).
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141       -  + : for signed numerical conversions, prefix number with a + sign if
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147       -  #  : request an alternate formatting style for the integer types and
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150       The optional width is an integer indicating the minimal  width  of  the
151       result.  For  instance, %6d prints an integer, prefixing it with spaces
152       to fill at least 6 characters.
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154       The optional precision is a dot .  followed by  an  integer  indicating
155       how many digits follow the decimal point in the %f , %e , %E , %h , and
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157       for  the %F , %g and %G conversions.  For instance, %.4f prints a float
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160       The integer in a width or precision can also be specified  as  *  ,  in
161       which  case  an  extra  integer argument is taken to specify the corre‐
162       sponding width or precision . This integer  argument  precedes  immedi‐
163       ately the argument to print.  For instance, %.*f prints a float with as
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169       val printf : ('a, out_channel, unit) format -> 'a
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171       Same as Printf.fprintf , but output on stdout .
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181       val sprintf : ('a, unit, string) format -> 'a
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183       Same  as Printf.fprintf , but instead of printing on an output channel,
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188       val bprintf : Buffer.t -> ('a, Buffer.t, unit) format -> 'a
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190       Same as Printf.fprintf , but instead of printing on an output  channel,
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198       Same as Printf.fprintf , but does not print anything.  Useful to ignore
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209       val  kfprintf : (out_channel -> 'd) -> out_channel -> ('a, out_channel,
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212       Same as fprintf , but instead of returning immediately, passes the  out
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220       val ikfprintf : ('b -> 'd) -> 'b -> ('a, 'b, 'c, 'd) format4 -> 'a
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222       Same  as kfprintf above, but does not print anything.  Useful to ignore
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232       Same as sprintf above, but instead of returning the string,  passes  it
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243       Same as bprintf , but instead of returning immediately, passes the buf‐
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262OCamldoc                          2020-02-27                         Printf(3)