> > my int $i is formatted('%4x');
> > $i = 255;
> > print $i; # prints '00ff';
> >
> > Anyone care to comment?
>
> I too don't see much use in the former. The latter puts distance between
> the formatting and the thing being formatted and that can't be good.In situations such as these where you want a variable printed in a special way, wouldn't it be better to use printf? Isn't that what it was designed for? Tanton
