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%X, %E, %G in format strings.
| author | Dave Love <fx@gnu.org> |
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| date | Thu, 04 Jan 2001 11:31:56 +0000 |
| parents | 79122ed1162e |
| children | bf884d9d7949 |
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| 661 @item %d | 661 @item %d |
| 662 Replace the specification with the base-ten representation of an | 662 Replace the specification with the base-ten representation of an |
| 663 integer. | 663 integer. |
| 664 | 664 |
| 665 @item %x | 665 @item %x |
| 666 @itemx %X | |
| 666 @cindex integer to hexadecimal | 667 @cindex integer to hexadecimal |
| 667 Replace the specification with the base-sixteen representation of an | 668 Replace the specification with the base-sixteen representation of an |
| 668 integer. | 669 integer. @samp{%x} uses lower case and @samp{%X} uses upper case. |
| 669 | 670 |
| 670 @item %c | 671 @item %c |
| 671 Replace the specification with the character which is the value given. | 672 Replace the specification with the character which is the value given. |
| 672 | 673 |
| 673 @item %e | 674 @item %e |
| 675 @itemx %E | |
| 674 Replace the specification with the exponential notation for a floating | 676 Replace the specification with the exponential notation for a floating |
| 675 point number. | 677 point number. @samp{%e} uses lower case @samp{e} for the exponent and |
| 678 @samp{%E} uses upper case. | |
| 676 | 679 |
| 677 @item %f | 680 @item %f |
| 678 Replace the specification with the decimal-point notation for a floating | 681 Replace the specification with the decimal-point notation for a floating |
| 679 point number. | 682 point number. |
| 680 | 683 |
| 681 @item %g | 684 @item %g |
| 685 @itemx %G | |
| 682 Replace the specification with notation for a floating point number, | 686 Replace the specification with notation for a floating point number, |
| 683 using either exponential notation or decimal-point notation, whichever | 687 using either exponential notation or decimal-point notation, whichever |
| 684 is shorter. | 688 is shorter. @samp{%G} uses upper case if an exponent is printed. |
| 685 | 689 |
| 686 @item %% | 690 @item %% |
| 687 Replace the specification with a single @samp{%}. This format specification is | 691 Replace the specification with a single @samp{%}. This format |
| 688 unusual in that it does not use a value. For example, @code{(format "%% | 692 specification is unusual in that it does not use a value. For example, |
| 689 %d" 30)} returns @code{"% 30"}. | 693 @code{(format "%% %d" 30)} returns @code{"% 30"}. |
| 690 @end table | 694 @end table |
| 691 | 695 |
| 692 Any other format character results in an @samp{Invalid format | 696 Any other format character results in an @samp{Invalid format |
| 693 operation} error. | 697 operation} error. |
| 694 | 698 |