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    vfprintf

    (PHP 5, PHP 7)

    vfprintf — Write a formatted string to a stream

    Description

    int vfprintf ( resource $handle , string $format , array $args )

    Write a string produced according to format to the stream resource specified by handle.

    Operates as fprintf() but accepts an array of arguments, rather than a variable number of arguments.

    Parameters

    handle

    format

    See sprintf() for a description of format.

    args

    Return Values

    Returns the length of the outputted string.

    Examples

    Example #1 vfprintf(): zero-padded integers

    <?php
    if (!($fp = fopen('date.txt', 'w')))
        return;

    vfprintf($fp, "%04d-%02d-%02d", array($year, $month, $day));
    // will write the formatted ISO date to date.txt
    ?>

    See Also

    • printf() - Output a formatted string
    • sprintf() - Return a formatted string
    • sscanf() - Parses input from a string according to a format
    • fscanf() - Parses input from a file according to a format
    • vsprintf() - Return a formatted string
    • number_format() - Format a number with grouped thousands

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