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Format strings for use in printf( )

 
Format               Meaning
 
%%                   A literal percent character; no matching parameter is required
 
%b                   Parameter is an integer; express it as binary
 
%c                   Parameter is an integer; express it as a character with that ASCII value
 
%d                   Parameter is a positive integer; express it as decimal
 
%f                   Parameter is a float; express it as a float
 
%o                   Parameter is an integer; express it as octal
 
%s                   Parameter is a string; express it as a string
 
%x                   Parameter is an integer; express it as hexadecimal with lowercase letters
 
%X                   Parameter is an integer; express it as hexadecimal with uppercase letters
<? 
    $number = 123;
    printf("123 in binary is: %b", $number);
    printf("123 in hex is: %h", $number);
    printf("123 as a string is: %s", $number);
    printf("%% allows you to print percent characters");


    $number = 123.456;
    $formatted = number_format($number, 2) . "\n";
    print "Formatted number is $formatted\n";
    printf("Formatted number is %.2f\n", $number);
?>








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