Perl sprintf: How Do I Use sprintf In a Perl Script?

The sprintf function in Perl is used to format a string using a template and a list of values. The template specifies how the values should be formatted and the function returns a string with the formatted values.

Here is an example of how to use sprintf in a Perl script:

# Define a template for the string
my $template = "The value of x is %d and the value of y is %.2f";

# Define some values
my $x = 10;
my $y = 3.14159;

# Use sprintf to format the string
my $formatted_string = sprintf($template, $x, $y);

# Print the formatted string
print $formatted_string;

This script will output the following string:

The value of x is 10 and the value of y is 3.14

In the template, %d specifies that the first value should be formatted as an integer, and %.2f specifies that the second value should be formatted as a floating-point number with two decimal places. The values are then supplied as arguments to the sprintf function in the order in which they appear in the template.

You can find more information about the sprintf function in the Perl documentation.