sprintfaccepts the same parameters, but it will return the formatted string instead of printing it so you can collect the string and print them later, or save them to a file or send them in an e-mail. examples/printf.pl my $v = 65; printf("<%s>\n", $v); # <65> printf("<%...
Formatted Output with printf (Learning Perl, 3rd Edition)Randal L. SchwartzTom Phoenix
printf function prints a formatted string. Format Specifiers Conversion Definition %b Unsigned binary integer %c Character %d, i Decimal number %e Floating point number in scientific notation %E Floating point number in scientific notation using capital E %f, %F Floating point number %g Floating point...