Example: c printf /* printf example */ # include <stdio.h> int main ( ) { printf ( "Characters: %c %c \n" , 'a' , 65 ) ; printf ( "Decimals: %d %ld\n" , 1977 , 650000L ) ; printf ( "Preceding with blanks: %10d \n" , 1977 ) ; printf ( "Preceding with zeros: %010d \n" , 1977 ) ; printf ( "Some different radices: %d %x %o %#x %#o \n" , 100 , 100 , 100 , 100 , 100 ) ; printf ( "floats: %4.2f %+.0e %E \n" , 3.1416 , 3.1416 , 3.1416 ) ; printf ( "Width trick: %*d \n" , 5 , 10 ) ; printf ( "%s \n" , "A string" ) ; return 0 ; }