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vfprintf

VFPRINTF(3)								 1							       VFPRINTF(3)

vfprintf - Write a formatted string to a stream

SYNOPSIS

       int vfprintf (resource  $handle, string	$format, array	$args)

DESCRIPTION

	Write a string produced according to $format to the stream resource specified by $handle.

	Operates as fprintf(3) but accepts an array of arguments, rather than a variable number of arguments.

PARAMETERS

	      o $handle
		-

	      o $format
		- See sprintf(3) for a description of $format.

	      o $args
		-

RETURN VALUES

	Returns the length of the outputted string.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      vfprintf(3): zero-padded integers

	      <?php
	      if (!($fp = fopen('date.txt', 'w')))
		  return;

	      vfprintf($fp, "%04d-%02d-%02d", array($year, $month, $day));
	      // will write the formatted ISO date to date.txt
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       printf(3), sprintf(3), sscanf(3), fscanf(3), vsprintf(3), number_format(3).

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