UM-0085-B09
DT80 Range User Manual
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The
precision
value means different things depending on the conversion type:
Type
precision
term specifies:
Default
d
,
x
,
X
,
o
(integer)
minimum number of digits to print (leading zeroes will be added if necessary)
no minimum
e
,
E
,
f
(floating point)
number of digits to the right of decimal point
6 digits
g
,
G
(mixed)
number of
significant digits
shown
6 digits
c
(single character)
not applicable
s
(string)
maximum
number of characters from the string to print
no maximum
Variable Width & Precision
The
width
and
precision
values are normally specified as numeric constants (e.g.
%9.2f
), but they can also be specified
as an asterisk (
*
), in which case the value of a CV is used instead.
Output Action syntax and example
Description
%
{flag}
*.
{precision}
type
[
w
CV,
n
CV]
e.g.
%*d[1CV,4CV]
or
%-*.2f[1CV,3CV]
output the value of
n
CV in the specified numeric format, with the
width
parameter set to the value of
w
CV
%
{flag}
*.*[
w
CV,
p
CV,
n
CV]
e.g.
%*.*g[1CV,4CV,5CV]
as above, but also set the
precision
parameter to the value of
p
CV
Flag Character
Finally, the flag character allows some further options:
Flag
Applicable conversion types
Description
-
d
,
x
,
X
,
o
,
e
,
E
,
f
,
g
,
G
,
s
left justify (if spaces need to be added to make up the minimum field
width, add them
after
the number rather than before)
+
d
,
x
,
X
,
o
,
e
,
E
,
f
,
g
,
G
prefix value with
+
character, if it is positive
(space)
d
,
x
,
X
,
o
,
e
,
E
,
f
,
g
,
G
prefix value with space character, if it is positive
0
(zero)
d
,
x
,
X
,
o
,
e
,
E
,
f
,
g
,
G
pad the field with leading zero characters (rather than spaces) if
required to make up the minimum field width
#
x
,
X
,
o
prefix value with
0x
,
0X
or
0
,
respectively
#
e
,
E
,
f
always include a decimal point
#
g
,
G
do not truncate any trailing zeroes after the decimal point
Examples
Examples, assume
1CV=12345.67
,
1$="pumpkin"
1SERIAL("{%f[1CV]}")
→
"
12345.67
"
1SERIAL("{%10f[1CV]}")
→
"
12345.67
"
1SERIAL("{%10.1f[1CV]}")
→
"
12345.7
"
1SERIAL("{%-10.1f[1CV]}")
→
"
12345.7
"
1SERIAL("{%010.1f[1CV]}")
→
"
00012345.7
"
1SERIAL("{%10.10d[1CV]}")
→
"
0000012345
"
1SERIAL("{%10.4g[1CV]}")
→
"
1.235e04
"
1SERIAL("{%#10.0f[1CV]}")
→
"
12346.
"
1SERIAL("{%s[1$]}")
→
"
pumpkin
"
1SERIAL("{%10s[1$]}")
→
"
pumpkin
"
1SERIAL("{%10.4s[1$]}")
→
"
pump
"
