Zend 200-710 Exam - Topic 2 Question 78 Discussion

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Question #: 78
Topic #: 2

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What will the following function call print?

printf('%010.6f', 22);

A22

B22.00

C022.000000

D22.000000

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Suggested Answer: C

by Shalon at Sep 13, 2024, 10:51 PM

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Barbra

4 months ago

No way, it should just be 22!

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Eliseo

4 months ago

Wait, why does it have leading zeros?

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Hillary

4 months ago

I thought it would be C at first.

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Leota

5 months ago

Definitely option D!

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Tamar

5 months ago

It will print 22.000000.

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Caitlin

5 months ago

I feel like it should be "22.000000" since the total width is 10, but I can't recall if the leading zeros apply to the whole number or just the integer part.

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Tayna

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused about the leading zeros. Does it mean it will print "022.000000"? That sounds familiar.

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Elvera

5 months ago

I remember practicing something similar, and I think it might print "22.000000" because of the .6f specifier.

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Lizette

6 months ago

I think the function call will format the number with leading zeros, but I'm not sure if it will include the decimal part.

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Portia

6 months ago

I've got this! The answer is D. The printf function will convert the integer 22 to a floating-point number and print it with 6 decimal places, padded with zeros to make it 10 characters wide.

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Marnie

6 months ago

Wait, is the answer C? I'm a bit confused, I thought the printf function would just print the integer value as is.

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Jeannetta

6 months ago

Okay, I think I know this one. The format specifier '%010.6f' will print the number with 10 total characters, including 6 decimal places, and pad the left side with zeros.

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Dorothy

6 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a formatting question. I'll need to think carefully about the printf format specifier and how it will handle the integer value of 22.

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Nieves

1 year ago

Ah, the age-old question: how many zeros can you fit in front of a number before it becomes a completely different number? The answer is 'as many as you want, as long as you're feeling lucky'.

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Rickie

1 year ago

Wait, why are we printing the value of '22' to 6 decimal places? Is this some kind of secret code to unlock the secrets of the universe?

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Youlanda

1 year ago

D) 22.000000

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Royce

1 year ago

C) 022.000000

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Reita

1 year ago

B) 22.00

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Jillian

1 year ago

D) 22.000000

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Lavonda

1 year ago

C) 022.000000

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Yvonne

1 year ago

A) 22

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Tandra

1 year ago

B) 22.00

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Milly

1 year ago

A) 22

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Tayna

2 years ago

I'm not sure, but I think it's A) 22

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Ozell

2 years ago

Hold on, is this a trick question? What if the function is actually supposed to print '22.000000' but the formatting is just really weird? I'll go with B, just to be safe.

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