printf function

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Returns a formatted string from printf-style format strings.

The function exploits the java.util.Formatter class with Locale.US. For details, see java.util.Formatter.

Syntax 

printf(strfmt[, obj1, ...])

Arguments

  • strfmt: A STRING expression.

  • objN: A STRING or numeric expression.

Returns

A STRING.

Examples 

> SELECT printf('Hello World %d %s', 100, 'days');
 Hello World 100 days