PrintFormat() width, asterisk(*)

[honest_knave]

When specifying width, the documentation states that an integer value can be passed as a parameter: 

If an asterisk (*) is specified as width, value of int type must be indicated in the corresponding place of the list of passed parameters. It will be used for specifying width of the output value.

However, I'm unable to achieve this. Is this a bug or am I using incorrect syntax?

   printf("%s","mytext");
   printf("%10s","mytext");
   int width=10;
   printf("%*s",width,"mytext");

 

[William Roeder]

Try string, width?

[Alain Verleyen]

honest_knave:

When specifying width, the documentation states that an integer value can be passed as a parameter: 

If an asterisk (*) is specified as width, value ofint type must be indicated in the corresponding place of the list of passedparameters. It will be used for specifying width of the output value.

However, I'm unable to achieve this. Is this a bug or am I using incorrect syntax?

 

 

Seems like a bug, you can report it to ServiceDesk.

[honest_knave]

WHRoeder:
Try string, width?

Thanks for the suggestion, but still doesn't work.

[honest_knave]

angevoyageur:
Seems like a bug, you can report it to ServiceDesk.

OK, thank you.

[honest_knave]

ServiceDesk has provided a workaround which doesn't use the asterisk:

   printf("%s","mytext");
   printf("%10s","mytext");
   int width=10;
   printf("%*s",width,"mytext");
   printf("%"+string(width)+"s","mytext");

 

[Alain Verleyen]

honest_knave:

ServiceDesk has provided a workaround which doesn't use the asterisk:

 

lol

[honest_knave]

Indeed!