I/O Format Specifiers

This topic discusses the format specifier fields that may appear in the format control strings passed to the Printf-style I/O functions. Format specifiers differ for write operations (such as Printf) and read operations (such as Scanf).

• I/O Format Specifiers for Write Operations - Learn how to use the Printf function for sending formatted data to an instrument.
• I/O Format Specifiers for Read Operations - Learn how to use the Scanf function for reading formatted data from an instrument.

See also

• Printf
• Scanf