Pike: sscanf

NAME: sscanf - scan a string using a format string
SYNTAX: int sscanf(string str, string fmt, mixed var1, mixed var2 ...);
DESCRIPTION: Parse a string str using the format fmt. fmt can contain strings separated by "%d,%s,%c and %f. Every % corresponds to one of var1, var2...

%d gives an integer

%o gives an octal integer

%x gives a hexadecimal integer

%D gives an integer that is either octal (leading zero), hexadecimal (leading 0x) or decimal.

%f gives a float

%c matches one char and returns it as an integer

%2c matches two chars and returns them as an integer (short)

%s gives a string

%5s gives a string of 5 characters (5 can be any number)

%[set] matches a string containing a given set of characters. (thos given inside the brackets) %[^set] means any character ecept those inside brackets. %[0-9H] means any number or 'H'.

If a * is put between the percent and the operator, the operator will not only match it's argument, not assign any variables.
Number of matched arguments is returned.
KEYWORDS: string
SEE ALSO: explode and sprintf

%d	gives an integer
%o	gives an octal integer
%x	gives a hexadecimal integer
%D	gives an integer that is either octal (leading zero), hexadecimal (leading 0x) or decimal.
%f	gives a float
%c	matches one char and returns it as an integer
%2c	matches two chars and returns them as an integer (short)
%s	gives a string
%5s	gives a string of 5 characters (5 can be any number)
%[set]	matches a string containing a given set of characters. (thos given inside the brackets) %[^set] means any character ecept those inside brackets. %[0-9H] means any number or 'H'.