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18 #include "config.h"
20 #include <stdarg.h>
21 #include <stdlib.h>
22 #include <stdio.h>
24 #include "gprintf.h"
25 #include "gprintfint.h"
28 /**
29 * g_printf:
30 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
31 * [string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
32 * @...: the arguments to insert in the output.
34 * An implementation of the standard printf() function which supports
35 * positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
37 * As with the standard printf(), this does not automatically append a trailing
38 * new-line character to the message, so typically @format should end with its
39 * own new-line character.
41 * `glib/gprintf.h` must be explicitly included in order to use this function.
43 * Returns: the number of bytes printed.
45 * Since: 2.2
46 **/
47 gint
48 g_printf (gchar const *format,
49 ...)
51 va_list args;
52 gint retval;
54 va_start (args, format);
55 retval = g_vprintf (format, args);
56 va_end (args);
58 return retval;
61 /**
62 * g_fprintf:
63 * @file: (not nullable): the stream to write to.
64 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
65 * [string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
66 * @...: the arguments to insert in the output.
68 * An implementation of the standard fprintf() function which supports
69 * positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
71 * `glib/gprintf.h` must be explicitly included in order to use this function.
73 * Returns: the number of bytes printed.
75 * Since: 2.2
76 **/
77 gint
78 g_fprintf (FILE *file,
79 gchar const *format,
80 ...)
82 va_list args;
83 gint retval;
85 va_start (args, format);
86 retval = g_vfprintf (file, format, args);
87 va_end (args);
89 return retval;
92 /**
93 * g_sprintf:
94 * @string: A pointer to a memory buffer to contain the resulting string. It
95 * is up to the caller to ensure that the allocated buffer is large
96 * enough to hold the formatted result
97 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
98 * [string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
99 * @...: the arguments to insert in the output.
101 * An implementation of the standard sprintf() function which supports
102 * positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
104 * Note that it is usually better to use g_snprintf(), to avoid the
105 * risk of buffer overflow.
107 * `glib/gprintf.h` must be explicitly included in order to use this function.
109 * See also g_strdup_printf().
111 * Returns: the number of bytes printed.
113 * Since: 2.2
115 gint
116 g_sprintf (gchar *string,
117 gchar const *format,
118 ...)
120 va_list args;
121 gint retval;
123 va_start (args, format);
124 retval = g_vsprintf (string, format, args);
125 va_end (args);
127 return retval;
131 * g_snprintf:
132 * @string: the buffer to hold the output.
133 * @n: the maximum number of bytes to produce (including the
134 * terminating nul character).
135 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
136 * [string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
137 * @...: the arguments to insert in the output.
139 * A safer form of the standard sprintf() function. The output is guaranteed
140 * to not exceed @n characters (including the terminating nul character), so
141 * it is easy to ensure that a buffer overflow cannot occur.
143 * See also g_strdup_printf().
145 * In versions of GLib prior to 1.2.3, this function may return -1 if the
146 * output was truncated, and the truncated string may not be nul-terminated.
147 * In versions prior to 1.3.12, this function returns the length of the output
148 * string.
150 * The return value of g_snprintf() conforms to the snprintf()
151 * function as standardized in ISO C99. Note that this is different from
152 * traditional snprintf(), which returns the length of the output string.
154 * The format string may contain positional parameters, as specified in
155 * the Single Unix Specification.
157 * Returns: the number of bytes which would be produced if the buffer
158 * was large enough.
160 gint
161 g_snprintf (gchar *string,
162 gulong n,
163 gchar const *format,
164 ...)
166 va_list args;
167 gint retval;
169 va_start (args, format);
170 retval = g_vsnprintf (string, n, format, args);
171 va_end (args);
173 return retval;
177 * g_vprintf:
178 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
179 * [string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
180 * @args: the list of arguments to insert in the output.
182 * An implementation of the standard vprintf() function which supports
183 * positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
185 * `glib/gprintf.h` must be explicitly included in order to use this function.
187 * Returns: the number of bytes printed.
189 * Since: 2.2
191 gint
192 g_vprintf (gchar const *format,
193 va_list args)
195 g_return_val_if_fail (format != NULL, -1);
197 return _g_vprintf (format, args);
201 * g_vfprintf:
202 * @file: (not nullable): the stream to write to.
203 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
204 * [string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
205 * @args: the list of arguments to insert in the output.
207 * An implementation of the standard fprintf() function which supports
208 * positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
210 * `glib/gprintf.h` must be explicitly included in order to use this function.
212 * Returns: the number of bytes printed.
214 * Since: 2.2
216 gint
217 g_vfprintf (FILE *file,
218 gchar const *format,
219 va_list args)
221 g_return_val_if_fail (format != NULL, -1);
223 return _g_vfprintf (file, format, args);
227 * g_vsprintf:
228 * @string: the buffer to hold the output.
229 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
230 * [string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
231 * @args: the list of arguments to insert in the output.
233 * An implementation of the standard vsprintf() function which supports
234 * positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
236 * `glib/gprintf.h` must be explicitly included in order to use this function.
238 * Returns: the number of bytes printed.
240 * Since: 2.2
242 gint
243 g_vsprintf (gchar *string,
244 gchar const *format,
245 va_list args)
247 g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, -1);
248 g_return_val_if_fail (format != NULL, -1);
250 return _g_vsprintf (string, format, args);
253 /**
254 * g_vsnprintf:
255 * @string: the buffer to hold the output.
256 * @n: the maximum number of bytes to produce (including the
257 * terminating nul character).
258 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
259 * string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
260 * @args: the list of arguments to insert in the output.
262 * A safer form of the standard vsprintf() function. The output is guaranteed
263 * to not exceed @n characters (including the terminating nul character), so
264 * it is easy to ensure that a buffer overflow cannot occur.
266 * See also g_strdup_vprintf().
268 * In versions of GLib prior to 1.2.3, this function may return -1 if the
269 * output was truncated, and the truncated string may not be nul-terminated.
270 * In versions prior to 1.3.12, this function returns the length of the output
271 * string.
273 * The return value of g_vsnprintf() conforms to the vsnprintf() function
274 * as standardized in ISO C99. Note that this is different from traditional
275 * vsnprintf(), which returns the length of the output string.
277 * The format string may contain positional parameters, as specified in
278 * the Single Unix Specification.
280 * Returns: the number of bytes which would be produced if the buffer
281 * was large enough.
283 gint
284 g_vsnprintf (gchar *string,
285 gulong n,
286 gchar const *format,
287 va_list args)
289 g_return_val_if_fail (n == 0 || string != NULL, -1);
290 g_return_val_if_fail (format != NULL, -1);
292 return _g_vsnprintf (string, n, format, args);
296 * g_vasprintf:
297 * @string: the return location for the newly-allocated string.
298 * @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
299 * [string precision pitfalls][string-precision]
300 * @args: the list of arguments to insert in the output.
302 * An implementation of the GNU vasprintf() function which supports
303 * positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
304 * This function is similar to g_vsprintf(), except that it allocates a
305 * string to hold the output, instead of putting the output in a buffer
306 * you allocate in advance.
308 * `glib/gprintf.h` must be explicitly included in order to use this function.
310 * Returns: the number of bytes printed.
312 * Since: 2.4
314 gint
315 g_vasprintf (gchar **string,
316 gchar const *format,
317 va_list args)
319 gint len;
320 g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, -1);
322 #if !defined(HAVE_GOOD_PRINTF)
324 len = _g_gnulib_vasprintf (string, format, args);
325 if (len < 0)
326 *string = NULL;
328 #elif defined (HAVE_VASPRINTF)
330 len = vasprintf (string, format, args);
331 if (len < 0)
332 *string = NULL;
334 #else
337 va_list args2;
339 G_VA_COPY (args2, args);
341 *string = g_new (gchar, g_printf_string_upper_bound (format, args));
343 len = _g_vsprintf (*string, format, args2);
344 va_end (args2);
346 #endif
348 return len;