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| String Manipulation Functions

## sprintf

Syntax

    #include <ultra64.h>        /* os.h */
    int sprintf(char *buffer, const char *format, .../* args */);

Arguments

- buffer is the buffer address
- format is the address of the format-specified character string
- args are the arguments specified in the format

Explanation
Formats a string of characters and numbers and stores them in a buffer. When the option arguments are specified, the data is converted and stored according to the corresponding format specifications inside the format-specified character string.

Return Value
Number of characters stored in the buffer.

This does not include the NULL character indicating the end of the string.

Comments
None

Revision History
1/2/1999 Completely rewritten

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