> > > What is the difference. The only I see is that printf can > > > > One difference is printf prints it's output and sprintf > returns it';s > value. > > > > printf ... > > my $formatted_goodies = sprintf ... > > > > > take a filehandle? But what use would that be. > > > > > > > To format the contents of it. For instance, you might have a user > enter a dollar amount from the command line. > > If you could printf STDIN the you could make sure > 123.4567890 came out > as $123.46 > > > > Just one quick idea.. > > > > DMuey > > > > > Paul Kraus > > Though you could try it, I did not, I don't think you can > printf STDIN since it is an inbound IO pipe as opposed to > outbound. This is a good demonstation of the all important > comma operator. Notice the difference in the docs: > > printf FILEHANDLE FORMAT, LIST > printf FORMAT, LIST > > In the first there is NO comma following the filehandle, this > means it is interpreted in a different manner than the rest
Oh right! I should have read that first before posting. Ooopss. Sorry everyone! > of the argument list, or probably to be more precise isn't an > argument at all... I am sure one of the gurus will chime in > with the actual technical name of what this spot is actually > called in this context since I either don't know or it > escapes me currently. > http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
