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Article #3564Re: printf() format extensions - looking for beta testers...
From: Peter Seebach
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 04:45
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 04:45
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In article <4kr7aj$kbs@solutions.solon.com>, S. Lee <sl14@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> wrote: >Is it necessary to carry historical baggage by extending printf()? It >might be preferable to have a new function with new syntax so you don't >need to worry about backward compatibility. Not necessary; I just think it's desireable, because printf already does almost exactly what I want it to. I just want to extend it. I like the idea of being able to use user-defined types. (I dislike c++'s iostreams, because precision should be a function of a given print, not a stream; it is suboptimal to have to jump through hoops to print a number with precision of N without having to save and restore things.) -s -- Peter Seebach - seebs@solon.com - Copyright 1996 Peter Seebach. C/Unix wizard -- C/Unix questions? Send mail for help. No, really! FUCK the communications decency act. Goddamned government. [literally.] The *other* C FAQ - http://www.solon.com/~seebs/c/c-iaq.html
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!solon.com!not-for-mail From: seebs@solon.com (Peter Seebach) Newsgroups: comp.std.c,comp.lang.c.moderated Subject: Re: printf() format extensions - looking for beta testers... Date: 14 Apr 1996 23:45:21 -0500 Organization: Usenet Fact Police (Undercover) Sender: clc@solutions.solon.com Approved: clc@solutions.solon.com Message-ID: <4ksk91$rmr@solutions.solon.com> References: <4kgljv$l2p@solutions.solon.com> <4kobun$8i2@solutions.solon.com> <4koecq$8up@solutions.solon.com> <4kr7aj$kbs@solutions.solon.com> Reply-To: seebs@solon.com NNTP-Posting-Host: solutions.solon.com