🚀 Programming Example
Some special Formatting %20s %-20s
Some special Formatting %20s %-20s
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char str[] = "atnylaBrothers";
printf("%20s\n", str);
printf("%-20s\n", str);
printf("%20.5s\n", str);
printf("%-20.5s\n", str);
return 0;
}
atnylaBrothers
atnylaBrothers
atnyl
atnyl
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The given code is a C program that demonstrates the use of different format specifiers with the printf() function to print a string str in various formats.
Here's how it works:
#include line includes the standard input/output library in the program.main() function is the entry point of the program.str is declared and initialized with the string "atnylaBrothers".printf() statements are used to display the contents of str in different formats.
%20s format specifier prints the string with a minimum field width of 20 characters, right-justified.%-20s format specifier prints the string with a minimum field width of 20 characters, left-justified.%20.5s format specifier prints the string with a minimum field width of 20 characters and a precision of 5 characters, right-justified.%-20.5s format specifier prints the string with a minimum field width of 20 characters and a precision of 5 characters, left-justified.\n character is used to insert a newline after each output is printed.return 0; statement terminates the program and returns 0 to the operating system indicating that the program executed successfully.First understand the algorithm carefully. Then study the program line-by-line and compare it with the output. Finally, review the explanation section to strengthen your logic and programming understanding.
Rewrite the program without looking at the code. Modify values, conditions or logic and run it again. This helps improve confidence and strengthens coding skills much faster.