What is the use of f in printf ?

Answer 1

You mean the 'f' in the function *name* 'printf'? 'Formatted' most probably because printf *formats* the string you pass and then prints it.

Answer 2

Padala Vamsi I think he was trying to ask what is the *significance* of the 'f' in the name printf. Because that 'f' must mean something right? You don't name a function that adds 2 numbers 'peanuts'.

Amber Tripathi what are you trying to ask? Are you asking why there is a 'f' in printf and why it is not just 'print' or are you asking what does the %f format specifier mean. To amswer the latter, it means you want to print a floating point number.

Answer 3

XXX your first answer is right I google it 👍 actually a interviewer asked me the same question what is the work of f in printf

Answer 4

So what is the working of %d %c %f etc I think they are also format specifier

Answer 5

I think you misunderstood the concept 'f' in the name of printf has nothing to do with formatting. It doesn't do formatting, only the format specifiers are used to format string. The 'f' in the printf is just a part of name. That means who so ever created printf function has kept that name, if some other person creates exact function he can name anything like print or print_string or print_format_string etc.,

Answer 6

Try to put in c program print("Hello world"); it throws an error because there is no function in c by default with name print. There is printf by default. So, string is not getting format because of 'f' in name printf.