On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 08:19:01PM +0200, Erik Faye-Lund wrote:
> Yeah. When I read K&R a bit closer, I find this:
>
> "A number specifying a minimum field width. The converted argument
> will be printed in a field _at least this wide_, and wider if
> necessary. If the converted argument has fewer characters than the
> field width _it will be padded_ on the left (or right, if left
> adjustment has been requested) to make up the field width."
You are confusing field width (%*s) with precision (%.*s) here.
C89 is pretty clear that the behavior I am seeing is mandated:
7.19.6.1, paragraph 4:
An optional precision that gives ... the maximum number of bytes to
be written for s conversions.
7.19.6.1, paragraph 8, item "s":
... Characters from the array are written up to (but not including)
the terminating null character. If the precision is specified, no
more than that many bytes are written. If the precision is not
specified or is greater than the size of the array, the array shall
contain a null character.
so it is always about giving a maximum to print an unterminated string,
or to print a partial string. But printf always stops at a NUL.
-Peff
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