Variable length format string in c

Question

I want to align a text with the help of a variable using the .* format specifier.

Ideally I wanted a space of 100 length with Some Text Here written and then the | sign. But this doesn't seem to work.

#include <stdio.h> int main() { int prec = 100; // Assume this value to be calculated somehow and not a constant char s[20] = "Some Text Here"; printf("%.*s", prec, s); printf("|"); return 0; }

Why is this so?

Thanks in Advance.

Your code is almost correct, you just need %*s, not %.*s — aragaer
– aragaer, Commented Dec 2, 2020 at 20:05
Replace %.*s with %*s (right aligned) or %-*s (left aligned) — Kevin
– Kevin, Commented Dec 2, 2020 at 20:05
Just number is "field width", while number after '.' is "precision". These two have different meanings (and can be used together). See man 3 printf for details. — aragaer
– aragaer, Commented Dec 2, 2020 at 20:07

ant0n7 · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-02 20:42:18Z

The mistake is, that you try to do a precision like with a float (n decimal places). That won't work with a string. You will need to do %*s, not %.*s

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