Re: [ gnuplot-Patches-992149 ] String variables revisited

[Harald H. <h.h...@tu...>]

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Petr Mikulik wrote:

> > > I will prefer sprintf(). That's compatible to all our famous programm=
ing
> > > languages and does not require user to search / think "what kind of c=
ommand
> > > has gnuplot for sprintf?".
> >
> > But then, we have to rename `print', too. Or, at least introduce a new
> > command `printf' which uses the same syntax as sprintf and prints to th=
e
> > shell (as `print' does with a different syntax).
>
> I don't see a problem. sprintf() is a function which creates a string, wh=
ile
> print is a command to print something on screen.

While you want to name sprintf according to C names, print does not refer
to it at all. I really do not see any command in gnuplot (expect the
format specifiers) that is named similar to C functions.

But I really think if a command (let it be named sprintf or string) exists
with the syntax described by Ethan that prints its result into a string a
command should exist that uses the same syntax and prints onto screen. For
example, the print command should understand sprintf syntax if its
argument starts with a (.

Yours
Harald

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