1.6 Supported Format Specifiers

The following format specifiers are supported in the internationalization process:

String consisting of a % sign followed by

Any (or any combination) of the following characters: space, +, -, #, 0

An optional field width, which is a sequence of digits or an asterisk

An optional precision, which is a period followed by optional digits or an asterisk

An optional letter (see the following lists)

A conversion character: d,i,o,u,x,X,f,e,E,g,G,c,s,S,p,n,U

Optional letters:

h can precede d,i,o,u,x,X,n

 

l can precede d,i,o,u,x,X,n

 

L can precede d,e,E,f,g,G,i,o,u,x,X,n

Examples of unsupported format specifiers include %Fs and %q.