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diff --git a/man/XtMalloc.man b/man/XtMalloc.man index 396218b..70183ec 100644 --- a/man/XtMalloc.man +++ b/man/XtMalloc.man @@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ void XtFree(char *\fIptr\fP); \fItype\fP *XtNew(\fItype\fP); .HP String XtNewString(String \fIstring\fP); +.HP +Cardinal XtAsprintf(String *\fInew_string\fP, const char *\fIformat\fP, ...); .SH ARGUMENTS .IP \fInum\fP 1i Specifies the number of bytes or array elements. @@ -152,6 +154,10 @@ desired. Specifies a previously declared string. .IP \fItype\fP 1i Specifies a previously declared data type. +.IP \fInew_string\fP 1i +Specifies a pointer to write a newly allocated string to. +.IP \fIformat\fP 1i +Specifies a formatting string as defined by sprintf(3c) .SH DESCRIPTION The .ZN XtMalloc @@ -226,6 +232,18 @@ with the following arguments specified: .ta .5i (strcpy(XtMalloc((unsigned) strlen(str) + 1), str)) .De +.LP +The +.ZN XtAsprintf +function allocates space for a string large enough to hold the string +specified by the sprintf(3c) format pattern when used with the remaining +arguments, and fills it with the formatted results. +The address of the allocated string is placed into the pointer passed as ret. +The length of the string (not including the terminating null byte) is returned. +If there is insufficient memory to allocate the new block, +.ZN XtAsprintf +calls +.ZN XtErrorMsg . .SH "SEE ALSO" .br \fI\*(xT\fP |