CFile:Printf

The Printf method writes formatted output to the file wrapped by this CFile object. This method provides functionality like the fprintf function in the C language.

Syntax

bSuccess = CFile:Printf( sFmt, ... )

where

sFmt is a format string.

... refers to an optional variable argument list.

bSuccess is the returned success code. On success it is true, otherwise false.

Printf takes 1 or more arguments. The first argument is a string that may be either the value to print or a format to be used for interpreting any additional arguments. Additional arguments provide values for the % fields embedded in the format string. The syntax of this function is compatible with the fprintf function in C; for details about specifying the format string, refer to documentation for fprintf or printf in the C or C++ language.

Example

Suppose a CFile named F exists and the file is open for writing. The script below writes formatted text to the file using the Printf method:

s = "My string" ; n = 12.553
F:Printf("'%s': v=%-12lg\n",s,n/2.1))	-- do formatted print to the file
F:Flush()	-- make sure the data are in the file