Re: [fpc-devel] Format with zero padding
On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Micha Nelissen wrote: Hi, How can I zero-pad using Format ? In C, using printf it's done using an extra 0 digit in for the width: '%04d' with parameter 3 will print '0003'. Wouldn't this be useful for FPC's Format as well, or is there another way ? in fpc it's a dot. Try %.4d This is in the docs: http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/format.html Michael. ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Format with zero padding
On Tuesday 20 June 2006 10:44, Micha Nelissen wrote:
How can I zero-pad using Format ?
RTFM. :-)
SysUtils.Format ('%.4D', Some_Int);
Vinzent.
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Re: [fpc-devel] Format with zero padding
Michael Van Canneyt wrote: in fpc it's a dot. Try %.4d This is in the docs: http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/format.html Thanks, that works. I did read that page, but only saw 'padded with spaces' and assumed Precision was only applicable to floating point values, as it's after the dot. Micha ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Format with zero padding
Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
On Tuesday 20 June 2006 10:44, Micha Nelissen wrote:
How can I zero-pad using Format ?
RTFM. :-)
SysUtils.Format ('%.4D', Some_Int);
Sounds like I found a case where 'C' is more intuitive than pascal ;-).
Seriously, isn't Format an imitation of C's printf ? At least they are
very similar, but on this detail (and maybe some others as well) they
are different.
Micha
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Re: [fpc-devel] Format with zero padding
On Tuesday 20 June 2006 11:39, Micha Nelissen wrote:
Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
On Tuesday 20 June 2006 10:44, Micha Nelissen wrote:
How can I zero-pad using Format ?
RTFM. :-)
SysUtils.Format ('%.4D', Some_Int);
Sounds like I found a case where 'C' is more intuitive than pascal
;-).
As if format strings were intuitive at all. :-)
I'd call Zero_Pad (Some_Int, 4) definitely more intuitive.
Seriously, isn't Format an imitation of C's printf ?
Apart from the fact, that you can get run time type checking? Yeah, I
suppose so.
At least they
are very similar, but on this detail (and maybe some others as well)
they are different.
Well, let's assume it's due to Delphi-compatibility. Probably Borland
decided to do it differently just for the fun of it. ;-)
Vinzent.
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Re: [fpc-devel] Format with zero padding
SysUtils.Format ('%.4D', Some_Int);
Sounds like I found a case where 'C' is more intuitive than pascal ;-).
With a C mindset, yes. There a leading 0 can have meaning. In Pascal an
extra leading zero never has meaning.
Seriously, isn't Format an imitation of C's printf ? At least they are
very similar, but on this detail (and maybe some others as well) they
are different.
Yeah. Ah well, maybe in C07 that will be fixed.
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Re: [fpc-devel] Format with zero padding
Marco van de Voort wrote:
SysUtils.Format ('%.4D', Some_Int);
Sounds like I found a case where 'C' is more intuitive than pascal ;-).
With a C mindset, yes. There a leading 0 can have meaning. In Pascal an
extra leading zero never has meaning.
It's a formatting string, not a number only. You think a digit *after*
the decimal point to be used for integers in front of the whole number
is more intuitive ?
Micha
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Re: [fpc-devel] Format with zero padding
Marco van de Voort wrote:
SysUtils.Format ('%.4D', Some_Int);
Sounds like I found a case where 'C' is more intuitive than pascal ;-).
With a C mindset, yes. There a leading 0 can have meaning. In Pascal an
extra leading zero never has meaning.
It's a formatting string, not a number only. You think a digit *after*
the decimal point to be used for integers in front of the whole number
is more intuitive ?
Perfect? no. Better than leading 0? yes.
Leading zeroes that have meaning are an artificial construct. Keep in mind
that C users might be aware of deviant use (they are octal numbers as
literals), but Pascal users most probably wouldn't think twice.
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