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====== sprintf ======
<code c>
#include <stdio.h> /* including standard library */
//#include <windows.h> /* uncomment this for Windows */

    int sprintf(char *str, const char *format, ...);
</code>
Like fprintf, but output written into string s, which must be large enough to hold the output, rather than to a stream. Output is NUL-terminated. Returns length (excluding the terminating NUL).
    
<code c>
/* 
 * sprintf example code
 * http://code-reference.com/c/stdio.h/sprintf 
 */

#include <stdio.h> /* including standard library */
//#include <windows.h> /* uncomment this for Windows */


int main( void ) {

    char string[11];
    int integer_variable = 42;
    
   sprintf( string, "%d", integer_variable );
   printf("%s\n",string);
return 0;
}
</code>