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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml index efbb1fc078..81fb5cad3d 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml @@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ ok</pre> <p>Prints the argument with the <c>string</c> syntax. The argument is, if no Unicode translation modifier is present, an <seealso marker="erts:erlang#iolist_definition">I/O list</seealso>, a binary, or an atom. If the Unicode translation modifier ('t') is in effect, the argument is chardata(), meaning that binaries are in UTF-8. The characters - are printed without quotes. In this format, the printed - argument is truncated to the given precision and field - width.</p> + are printed without quotes. The string is first truncated + by the given precision and then padded and justified + to the given field width. The default precision is the field width.</p> <p>This format can be used for printing any object and truncating the output so it fits a specified field:</p> <pre> @@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ ok</pre> ok 4> <input>io:fwrite("|~10s|~n", [io_lib:write({hey, hey, hey})]).</input> |{hey,hey,h| +5> <input>io:fwrite("|~-10.8s|~n", [io_lib:write({hey, hey, hey})]).</input> +|{hey,hey | ok</pre> <p>A list with integers larger than 255 is considered an error if the Unicode translation modifier is not given:</p> <pre> |