Question

How to use "%.*s" in printf with C

Answer 1

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    int width = 24;
    int doubleWidth = 48;
    const char* s = "C Programming";

    printf("|%.24s|\n", s);
    printf("|%.*s|\n", width, s);
    printf("|%48s|\n", s);
    printf("|%*s|\n", doubleWidth, s);

    return 0;
}




/*
run:

|C Programming|
|C Programming|
|                                   C Programming|
|                                   C Programming|

*/

 

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