Expand the g_sprintf docs

As requested in bug 576833.
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Matthias Clasen 2010-07-08 19:23:42 -04:00
parent 7cfa23b177
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@ -90,16 +90,21 @@ g_fprintf (FILE *file,
/**
* g_sprintf:
* @string: A pointer to a memory buffer to contain the resulting string. It
* is up to the caller to ensure that the allocated buffer is large
* @string: A pointer to a memory buffer to contain the resulting string. It
* is up to the caller to ensure that the allocated buffer is large
* enough to hold the formatted result
* @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
* @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
* <link linkend="string-precision">string precision pitfalls</link>.
* @Varargs: the arguments to insert in the output.
*
* An implementation of the standard sprintf() function which supports
* An implementation of the standard sprintf() function which supports
* positional parameters, as specified in the Single Unix Specification.
*
* Note that it is usually better to use g_snprintf(), to avoid the
* risk of buffer overflow.
*
* See also g_strdup_printf().
*
* Returns: the number of bytes printed.
*
* Since: 2.2
@ -122,28 +127,28 @@ g_sprintf (gchar *string,
/**
* g_snprintf:
* @string: the buffer to hold the output.
* @n: the maximum number of bytes to produce (including the
* @n: the maximum number of bytes to produce (including the
* terminating nul character).
* @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
* @format: a standard printf() format string, but notice
* <link linkend="string-precision">string precision pitfalls</link>.
* @Varargs: the arguments to insert in the output.
*
* A safer form of the standard sprintf() function. The output is guaranteed
* to not exceed @n characters (including the terminating nul character), so
* to not exceed @n characters (including the terminating nul character), so
* it is easy to ensure that a buffer overflow cannot occur.
*
*
* See also g_strdup_printf().
*
* In versions of GLib prior to 1.2.3, this function may return -1 if the
* output was truncated, and the truncated string may not be nul-terminated.
* In versions prior to 1.3.12, this function returns the length of the output
* In versions of GLib prior to 1.2.3, this function may return -1 if the
* output was truncated, and the truncated string may not be nul-terminated.
* In versions prior to 1.3.12, this function returns the length of the output
* string.
*
* The return value of g_snprintf() conforms to the snprintf()
* function as standardized in ISO C99. Note that this is different from
* function as standardized in ISO C99. Note that this is different from
* traditional snprintf(), which returns the length of the output string.
*
* The format string may contain positional parameters, as specified in
* The format string may contain positional parameters, as specified in
* the Single Unix Specification.
*
* Returns: the number of bytes which would be produced if the buffer