What Does Sprintf Mean

sprintf stands for “String print”. Instead of printing on console, it store output on char buffer which are specified in sprintf.

Why is it called sprintf?

String PRINT Format(ed). I.e. print to string using a given format. The various members of the printf family, derived from C where they first appeared (though they hark back to the olden days of BCPL’s writef call along that particular lineage), include: printf – print formatted (to standard output).

How does sprintf in C work?

The sprintf() Function in C The first argument to sprintf() function is a pointer to the target string. The rest of the arguments are the same as for printf() function. The function writes the data in the string pointed to by str and returns the number of characters written to str , excluding the null character.