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Print a formatted string to standard output

This function will print a formatted string to the current output stream such as a web page or terminal. The output is produced according to the format string using the passed values. The format string is composed of literal text and/or conversion specifiers. Each conversion specifier fetches one parameter from the values.

$format: A string with literal text and/or Conversion Specifiers

$values: Integer, float or string values to be used to produce the formatted string

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A conversion specification sequence consists of a % character followed by one or more of these options in order ending with the required Conversion Type Character:

1. Sign: Optional + (to be used on a number). By default, only the - sign is used on a number if it's negative. This specifier forces positive numbers to have the + sign attached as well.
2. Padding: Optional 0 to pad results with zeroes (to be used on a number with a specified Width). The default is to pad with spaces.
3. Alignment: Optional - for left-justified. The default is right-justified.
4. Width: Optional integer string, which specifies the minimum number of characters for this conversion.
5. Precision: Optional in the form of a period . followed by an integer string that specifies how many decimal digits should be displayed for floating-point numbers. When using this specifier on a string, it acts as a cutoff point, setting a maximum character limit to the string.
6. Conversion Type: Required case-sensitive character which specifies how to format the passed values:

Any text in the format string which is not part of a conversion specification sequence (starting with % and ending with a Conversion Type Character) will be placed into the output as literal text, unchanged.

The mainline PHP specification for this function can be found at http://php.net/manual/en/function.printf.php and is useful for further information. However, the uPHP implementation does not currently support all of the options mentioned there and in the associated sprintf() function at http://php.net/manual/en/function.sprintf.php.

sprintf() - Return a formatted string

print() - Print data to the current output stream such as a web page or terminal