List of Format Specifiers in C
The below table contains the most commonly used format specifiers in C
|
Format Specifier |
Description |
|---|---|
|
%c |
For character type. |
|
%d |
For signed integer type. |
|
%e or %E |
For scientific notation of floats. |
|
%f |
For float type. |
|
%g or %G |
For float type with the current precision. |
|
%i |
Unsigned integer |
|
%ld or %li |
Long |
|
%lf |
Double |
|
%Lf |
Long double |
|
%lu |
Unsigned int or unsigned long |
|
%lli or %lld |
Long long |
|
%llu |
Unsigned long long |
|
%o |
Octal representation |
|
%p |
Pointer |
|
%s |
String |
|
%u |
Unsigned int |
|
%x or %X |
Hexadecimal representation |
|
%n |
Prints nothing |
|
%% |
Prints % character |
Format Specifiers in C
The format specifier in C is used to tell the compiler about the type of data to be printed or scanned in input and output operations. They always start with a % symbol and are used in the formatted string in functions like printf(), scanf, sprintf(), etc.
The C language provides a number of format specifiers that are associated with the different data types such as %d for int, %c for char, etc. In this article, we will discuss some commonly used format specifiers and how to use them.