Printf Example Program in C

About this program

This is an example program in simple example programs. Read the concept first: Hello World - Simple C Program, then study the code and output below.

Definition:

In C,the printf function writes a formatted string.

Format Specifiers

• %c char single character
• %d (%i) int signed integer
• %e (%E) float or double exponential format
• %f float or double signed decimal
• %g (%G) float or double use %f or %e as required
• %o int unsigned octal value
• %p pointer address stored in pointer
• %s array of char sequence of characters
• %u int unsigned decimal
• %x (%X) int unsigned hex value

Syntax:

printf("Text to be displayed : %format_specifiers", variable);

Simple Example For Print a Number

/* Example program to print a number In C Programming Language*/
// Header Files
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

//Main Function
int main()
{
	// Assigining the variable num
	int num=100;
	
	// Printing the output
	printf("Printing a number:%d",num);
	
	// Output screen waits until get a character
	getch();
	
	// Returning to the main function
	return 0;
}

Sample Output:

Printing a number:100

Related Pages

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• C Programs — Browse all C Programs.
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