# printf

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

printf — Output a formatted string

### Description

int printf ( string `$format` [, mixed `$args` [, mixed `$...` ]] )

Produces output according to `format` .

### Parameters

`format`

  See sprintf() for a description of `format` .

`args`

`...`

### Return Values

Returns the length of the outputted string.

### See Also

- print()
- sprintf()
- vprintf()
- sscanf()
- fscanf()
- flush()