[fpc-devel] Format with zero padding

[Micha Nelissen]

Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 June 2006 10:44, Micha Nelissen wrote:
> 
>> How can I zero-pad using Format ?
> 
> RTFM. :-)
> 
> SysUtils.Format ('%.4D', Some_Int);

Sounds like I found a case where 'C' is more intuitive than pascal ;-).

Seriously, isn't "Format" an imitation of C's printf ? At least they are
very similar, but on this detail (and maybe some others as well) they
are different.

Micha