leading « printf « C Q&A

1. Printing leading 0's in C?    stackoverflow.com

I'm trying to find a good way to print leading 0's, such as 01001 for a zipcode. While the number would be stored as 1001, what is a good way ...

2. Why does "%.3i" print leading zeros?    stackoverflow.com

There was a bit of a surprise with some code today. I was compiling it on AIX, with the warning level set to anal to see what rogue issues ...

3. printf with leading zeros    stackoverflow.com

I have a floating point number such as 4917.24. I'd like to print it to always have 5 characters before the decimal point, with leading zeros, then 3 digits after ...

4. A bug with the cc compiler? leading printf is not allowed...    bytes.com

5. leading spaces in a printf    forums.devshed.com

I am new to C programming. I have written a program that prints a pattern using astericks. It begins with a single '*' and increases each line, up to 10. However, I cannot figure out how to print with leading spaces. For example, I need to print the first row as 10 astericks, no spaces. Then, the next row should begin ...