_vscprintf, _vscprintf_l, _vscwprintf, _vscwprintf_l

Returns the number of characters in the formatted string using a pointer to a list of arguments.

int _vscprintf(
   const char *format,
      va_list argptr 
);
int _vscprintf_l(
      const char *format,
   locale_t locale,
      va_list argptr 
);
int _vscwprintf(
      const wchar_t *format,
   va_list argptr 
);
int _vscwprintf_l(
   const wchar_t *format,
   locale_t locale,
   va_list argptr 
);

Parameters

• format
  Format-control string.

• argptr
  Pointer to list of arguments.

• locale
  The locale to use.

For more information, see Format Specifications.

Return Value

_vscprintf returns the number of characters that would be generated if the string pointed to by the list of arguments was printed or sent to a file or buffer using the specified formatting codes. The value returned does not include the terminating null character. _vscwprintf performs the same function for wide characters.

The versions of these functions with the _l suffix are identical except that they use the locale parameter passed in instead of the current thread locale.

If format is a null pointer, the invalid parameter handler is invoked, as described in Parameter Validation. If execution is allowed to continue, the functions return -1 and set errno to EINVAL.

Remarks

Each argument (if any) is converted according to the corresponding format specification in format. The format consists of ordinary characters and has the same form and function as the format argument for printf.

Security Note:
Ensure that if format is a user-defined string, it is null terminated and has the correct number and type of parameters. For more information, see Avoiding Buffer Overruns.

Generic-Text Routine Mappings

TCHAR.H routine	_UNICODE & _MBCS not defined	_MBCS defined	_UNICODE defined
_vsctprintf	_vscprintf	_vscprintf	_vscwprintf
_vsctprintf_l	_vscprintf_l	_vscprintf_l	_vscwprintf_l

Requirements

Routine	Required header
_vscprintf, _vscprintf_l	<stdio.h>
_vscwprintf, _vscwprintf_l	<stdio.h> or <wchar.h>

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Example

See the example for vsprintf.

See Also

Concepts

Stream I/O

fprintf, _fprintf_l, fwprintf, _fwprintf_l

printf, _printf_l, wprintf, _wprintf_l

scanf, _scanf_l, wscanf, _wscanf_l

sscanf, _sscanf_l, swscanf, _swscanf_l

vprintf Functions