IXP_PRINT(3)

okay so this is IXP_PRINT(3), a page from the Library Functions Manual for libixp — and yes bestie, we’re getting into formatted IO 💅✨

💖 NAME 💖

ixp_print, ixp_vprint, ixp_vsmprint — the libixp formatted-IO girlies 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <ixp.h>

int ixp_print(IxpCFid *fid, const char *fmt, ...);

int ixp_vprint(IxpCFid *fid, const char *fmt, va_list args);

char*    (*ixp_vsmprint)(const char *fmt, va_list);

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• fid — an open IxpCFid to which to write the result. literally the destination, bestie 🫶
• fmt — the string with which to format the data. the format-string main character ✨
• args — a va_list holding the arguments to the format string. the lil squad of values 💜
• ... — the arguments to the format string. same energy, just inline 🙈

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

These functions act like the standard formatted IO functions. They write the result of the formatting to the file pointed to by fid. no cap, that’s the whole vibe 🦋

ixp_vsmprint(3) may be set to a function which will format its arguments and return a nul-terminated string allocated by malloc(3). The default formats its arguments as printf(3). iconic default behavior, fr fr 💅

🌸 RETURN VALUE 🌸

These functions return the number of bytes written. There is currently no way to detect failure. yes, bestie, that means failure detection is lowkey not a thing here 😭 keep that in mind!

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• ixp_mount(3)
• ixp_open(3)
• printf(3)

xoxo, the libixp Manual 💖 — 2012 Dec edition, page IXP_PRINT(3) 🎀✨