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typing long text in printf statement

 
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typing long text in printf statement
rhome
post 1 Oct, 2006 - 10:31 AM
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I have to type a long text in a printf statement in c.
I would like to "TYPE" the second half of the text in second line.
But the text has to be printed "CONTINUOUSLY".

I cannot press "enter" and type in the next line.

Does anybody have solution to this other than using 2 printf statements in successive manner??? blink.gif
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post 1 Oct, 2006 - 12:14 PM
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Yes, there is a way. It requires that you use purely format specifiers to denote the position of the text you want to display. And then comma seperate string literals after the format specifers, similar to how you list variables.

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printf("%s%s%s%s", "This is a very long line of text that I am going",
       " to use as an example of how you can split several lines of text",
       " in a single printf statement onto several different line that printf",
       " function will allow");
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evoisard
post 29 Oct, 2007 - 02:08 AM
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Or you can use backslashes that will make the lines joined together at compilation time (note that it works for any line of code, not only strings):

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printf( "This is a very long line of text that I am going \
to use as an example of how you can split several \
lines of text, in a single printf statement onto several \
different line that printf function will allow");

[/quote]

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post 29 Oct, 2007 - 02:22 AM
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or, if you prefer it cleaner, simply:

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printf( "This is a very long line of text that I am going "
          "to use as an example of how you can split several "
          "lines of text, in a single printf statement onto several "
          "different line that printf function will allow");



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