From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-08-20T17:53:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Bug in sprintf?

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On 8/20/06, Hal Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com> wrote:
>
> Robert Dober wrote:
> >>
> > Hal
> > all you are saying is true BUT
> > I do not think we should blame C for something which really is not nice.
> > I know not many share my opinion but the brave speaks out nevertheless
> ;)
> >
> > IMHO the interpreter should raise an expression when a String is passed
> to
> > %d (as you asked OP rightfully not to do so).
> > Early Failure, please, *early*.
>
> I see your point. Truthfully, I think automatic conversion of a
> string in this case is probably a bad idea. And that is a Ruby
> issue, not a C one.
>
> > BTW who is talking about sprintf I am talking about "%" a very rubish
> > construct.
>
> But  format % array behaves the same as sprintf(format,*array)


Yup, I failed to be clear about this sorry for wasting Austin's and your
time.
I should have said
   even more so as we have the % operator which looking very rubish still
has these
   C caveats.

Anyway I am more than happy that you share my POV ;-)

Cheers
Robert

The specifiers are the same (and the same as C, perhaps with a few
> minor differences).
>
>
> Hal
>
>

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