Perl | sprintf() Function
sprintf() function in Perl uses Format provided by the user to return the formatted string with the use of the values in the list. This function is identical to printf but it returns the formatted string instead of printing it.
Syntax: sprintf Format, List
Returns: a formatted scalar string
Example 1:
$text1 = sprintf ( "%8s" , 'Geeks' );
$text2 = sprintf ( "%-8s" , 'Geeks' );
print "$text1\n$text2" ;
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Example 2:
$text1 = sprintf ( "%03d" , '7' );
$text2 = sprintf ( "%03d" , '123' );
$text3 = sprintf ( "%04d" , '123' );
print "$text1\n$text2\n$text3" ;
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Last Updated :
07 May, 2019
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