Re: understanding format specifiers


"siliconwafer" <spdandavate@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> What does a 'format specifier' do?
> Suppose I do,
> int a = 43; //decimal number
> printf("%x",a);
> I will get hex equivalent of 43.
> Does the format specifier do an implicit "decimal to hex" conversion
> before displaying ?

No. It does an explicit (stated with "%x") conversion from
binary to hex.

> Is it true for all format specifier?

Yes, all format specifiers cause a conversion from binary
to text.

-Mike


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