GRASS GIS 8 Programmer's Manual  8.4.0dev(2024)-535c39c9fc
snprintf.c File Reference

GIS Library - snprintf() clone functions. More...

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <grass/gis.h>
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Functions

int G_snprintf (char *str, size_t size, const char *fmt,...)
 snprintf() clone. More...
 

Detailed Description

GIS Library - snprintf() clone functions.

Todo:
if needed, implement alternative versions for portability. potential code source:

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Author
Markus Neteler
Date
2006-2008

Definition in file snprintf.c.

Function Documentation

◆ G_snprintf()

int G_snprintf ( char *  str,
size_t  size,
const char *  fmt,
  ... 
)

snprintf() clone.

Note: The use of snprintf()/G_snprintf() is discouraged in favour of calculating how long the string will be and allocating enough memory!

Parameters
[in]strinput string
[in]sizelength of string
[in]fmt
Returns
number of chars written

Definition at line 42 of file snprintf.c.

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