CODE EXAMPLE FOR C

printf format specifiers

#include <stdio.h>

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

output: 
  Characters: a A
  Decimals: 1977 650000
  Preceding with blanks:       1977
  Preceding with zeros: 0000001977
  Some different radices: 100 64 144 0x64 0144
  floats: 3.14 +3e+000 3.141600E+000
  Width trick:    10
  A string