[Mspgcc-users] Re: print floating point

[Ivan Galysh]

The sprintf library does not support floating point unless I have a bad
version. I am using version 3.2.1 on a linux box.

Ivan

On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 10:27:51AM -0400, Ivan Galysh wrote:
 > Hello,
 > 
 > I need to be able to convert a float to a string and send it to a serial
 > port. I have code to send a string to a serial port but can't find
 > anything on converting a float to a string.
 > 
 > Ivan
 
 Hi Ivan,
 
   I hope this example will help you.
     Pedro
 
 #include<stdio.h>
 int main() {
    float f;
    char s[20];
 
    f = 1.54;
    sprintf(s,"%f",f);
 
    // now send string s to the serial port...
 }