StringCbVPrintf_lExW function (strsafe.h)
Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer.
StringCbVPrintf_lEx is similar to StringCbVPrintfEx but includes a parameter for locale information.
Syntax
STRSAFEAPI StringCbVPrintf_lExW(
[out] STRSAFE_LPWSTR pszDest,
[in] size_t cbDest,
[out] STRSAFE_LPWSTR *ppszDestEnd,
[out, optional] size_t *pcbRemaining,
[in] DWORD dwFlags,
[in] _Printf_format_string_params_(2)STRSAFE_LPCWSTR pszFormat,
[in] _locale_t locale,
[in] va_list argList
);
Parameters
[out] pszDest
The destination buffer, which receives the formatted, null-terminated string created from pszFormat and argList.
[in] cbDest
The size of the destination buffer, in bytes. This value must be sufficiently large to accommodate the final formatted string plus the terminating null character. The maximum number of bytes allowed is STRSAFE_MAX_CCH * sizeof(TCHAR)
.
[out] ppszDestEnd
The address of a pointer to the end of pszDest. If ppszDestEnd is non-NULL and any data is copied into the destination buffer, this points to the terminating null character at the end of the string.
[out, optional] pcbRemaining
The number of unused bytes in pszDest, including those used for the terminating null character. If pcbRemaining is NULL, the count is not kept or returned.
[in] dwFlags
One or more of the following values.
[in] pszFormat
The format string. This string must be null-terminated. For more information, see Format Specification Syntax.
[in] locale
The locale object. For more information, see _create_locale.
[in] argList
The arguments to be inserted into the pszFormat string.
Return value
This function can return one of the following values. It is strongly recommended that you use the SUCCEEDED and FAILED macros to test the return value of this function.
Return code | Description |
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There is sufficient space for the result to be copied to pszDest without truncation, and the buffer is null-terminated. |
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The value in cbDest is either 0 or larger than STRSAFE_MAX_CCH * sizeof(TCHAR) , or the destination buffer is already full.
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The copy operation failed due to insufficient buffer space. Depending on the value of dwFlags, the destination buffer may contain a truncated, null-terminated version of the intended result. In situations where truncation is acceptable, this may not necessarily be seen as a failure condition. |
Remarks
For more information on va_lists, see the conventions defined in Stdarg.h.
Behavior is undefined if the strings pointed to by pszDest, pszFormat, or any argument strings overlap.
Neither pszFormat nor pszDest should be NULL unless the STRSAFE_IGNORE_NULLS flag is specified, in which case both may be NULL. However, an error due to insufficient space may still be returned even though NULL values are ignored.
In order to use this function, you must define the following macro in your header file, before including StrSafe.h.
#define STRSAFE_LOCALE_FUNCTIONS
Note
The strsafe.h header defines StringCbVPrintf_lEx as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
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Minimum supported client | Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
Target Platform | Windows |
Header | strsafe.h |