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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Fundamentals of C Variables

Posted by Watson Chang
Watson Chang
Courses Plus Student 2,047 Points

%d vs %f

what is the difference between %d, %f and %c? i assume double, float, char?

1 Answer

Meagan Waller
Meagan Waller
19,382 Points
Meagan Waller
Meagan Waller
19,382 Points

%d, %f, and %c are String Format Specifiers,

%d is a 32-bit int (int) %f is a 64-point float-point number (double) %c is an 8-bit unsigned char

You can check out of the specifiers in the iOS Developer Docs