GLib.vsprintf (original) (raw)

Function

GLibvsprintf

since: 2.2

Declaration [src]


gint
g_vsprintf (
  gchar* string,
  const gchar* format,
  va_list args
)

Description [src]

An implementation of the standard vsprintf() function which supports positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.

glib/gprintf.h must be explicitly included in order to use this function.

Available since: 2.2

This function is not directly available to language bindings.

Parameters

string

Type: gchar*

The buffer to hold the output.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

format

Type: const gchar*

A standard printf() format string, but noticestring precision pitfalls.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

args

Type: va_list

The list of arguments to insert in the output.

Return value

Type: gint

The number of bytes printed.