Re^2: Length of float using printf

I want to use printf only as my application uses printf and stores the format type in the object. The reason I want to represent 40000 as 4000 as it is incorrect if somebody is passing 40000. My object can't figure that out. It is for error handling.

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Re^3: Length of float using printf by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 02, 2009 at 18:47 UTC
`printf` doesn't chop anything except the decimal portion. It makes sense since 40000 means something very different than 4000 (left-chopped) or 0000 (right-chopped), while 5.123 and 5.12 are similar. You can still use `printf`, but you first need to chop it using `substr`, `unpack` or some other means.	[reply] [d/l] [select]