Sprintf Basics

Format a number with a fixed number of decimal places.

sprintf_basics.pl

use strict;
use warnings;

my $price = ;
my $formatted = sprintf("%.2f", $price);
my $label = "price=$formatted";

print "raw=$price\n";
print "formatted=$formatted\n";
print "label=$label\n";

use strict;
use warnings;

my $price = ;
my $formatted = sprintf("%.2f", $price);
my $label = "price=$formatted";

print "raw=$price\n";
print "formatted=$formatted\n";
print "label=$label\n";

use strict;
use warnings;

my $price = ;
my $formatted = sprintf("%.2f", $price);
my $label = "price=$formatted";

print "raw=$price\n";
print "formatted=$formatted\n";
print "label=$label\n";

sprintf-basics `sprintf` returns formatted text without printing immediately.