[Scilab-users] mprintf("%c") actual action, and vs mprintf("%s") ?

Hello,

The printf_conversion page tells that the ""%c" directive accepts and displays an integer value converted to a character".
Yet, with Scilab 6.1.0

--> msprintf("AB %c\n", 3)
msprintf: Wrong number of input arguments: data doesn't fit with format.

--> mprintf("AB %c\n", "5")
AB 5

--> mprintf("AB %c\n", "R")
AB R

--> mprintf("AB %c\n", "RB")
AB RB

So, what's the difference between the %c and %s printing formats?

The Scilab 5.5 behavior was the same, except that only the first character of the input was printed:

-->msprintf("AB %c\n", "RB")
 ans  =
 AB R  

Regards
Samuel

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Hello,

The printf_conversion page tells that the ""%c" directive accepts and displays an integer value converted to a character".
Yet, with Scilab 6.1.0

--> msprintf("AB %c\n", 3)
msprintf: Wrong number of input arguments: data doesn't fit with format.

--> mprintf("AB %c\n", "5")
AB 5

--> mprintf("AB %c\n", "R")
AB R

--> mprintf("AB %c\n", "RB")
AB RB

So, what's the difference between the %c and %s printing formats?

In C language, %c expects an ascii code and converts it into the corresponding character.
But Scilab' implementation of this format does not match C's one.
This is reported as bug 16564. At least, Scilab's printf_conversion page could be more accurate.

Samuel

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