printf
  (PHP 4, PHP 5)
printf — Output a formatted string
  
 
 
  Description
  
   int printf
    ( 
string $format
   [, 
mixed $args
   [, 
mixed $...
  ]] )
 
  
   Produces output according to format.
  
  
 
  Parameters
  
   
    
     - 
format
- 
      
       See sprintf() for a description of
       format.
 
- 
args
- 
      
       
- 
...
- 
      
       
 
 
  Return Values
  
   Returns the length of the outputted string.
  
  
 
  See Also
  
   
    - print - Output a string
- sprintf() - Return a formatted string
- vprintf() - Output a formatted string
- sscanf() - Parses input from a string according to a format
- fscanf() - Parses input from a file according to a format
- flush() - Flush system output buffer