Hello
2013/1/29 Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rasheed@gmail.com>:
> On 29 January 2013 08:19, Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rasheed@gmail.com> wrote:
>> * The width field is optional, even if the '-' flag is specified. So
>> '%-s' is perfectly legal and should be interpreted as '%s'. The
>> current implementation treats it as a width of 0, which is wrong.
>>
>
> Oh, but of course a width of 0 is the same as no width at all, so the
> current code is correct after all. That's what happens if I try to
> write emails before I've had my caffeine :-)
>
> I think my other points remain valid though. It would still be neater
> to parse the flags separately from the width field, and then all
> literal numbers that appear in the format should be positive.
I am sending rewritten code
It indirect width "*" and "*n$" is supported. It needs little bit more code.
There are a new question
what should be result of
format(">>%2$*1$s<<", NULL, "hello")
???
raise exception now, but I am able to modify to some agreement
Regards
Pavel
>
> Regards,
> Dean