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Posted by Aaron Badescu
Aaron Badescu
481 Points

When to use %d, %f, in a printing command.

How is %d, %F, chosen when coding to print a statement using printf. How does that know to put

1 Answer

Nick Sint
Nick Sint
4,208 Points
Nick Sint
Nick Sint
4,208 Points

The choice of which syntax you use depends on the type of the variable you want to print.

For example,

if your variable is an integer, you use %d

if your variable is a float, you use %f

if your variable is a string, you use %@