Need to get a float value into a wchar_t array...

Sephiroth

Alright, I am creating a high-speed, lightweight, object-oriented windowing library in C++ and am working on a control that looks and acts like the "NumericUpDown" in VB.NET. I have most of it up, but have run into a problem. I store the value in a float variable, but you cannot directly plop a float value into an edit control. The thing is, the user is allowed to specify three types of display. One is currency, which will display a dollar sign and the value including two decimal-places. The other is a straight integer-style which is just the number without any decimal places, and the final is a float value with one to eight decimal places.

That said, how could I go about putting the float value into an array of wchar_t type variables without looping and what-not? I know the old ANSI method of using sprintf(), but since this is a UNICODE, C++ project, I thought that maybe there would be a more efficient way of doing things. Thanks for the help!

*EDIT*

Here is what I am thinking, but am not sure whether or not it will work. The "bCurrency" flag indicates whether or not the value being stored is money.
[code]
//Format the number properly
if(this->bCurrency)
wsprintf(pFormat, L"$%8.2f");
else
wsprintf(pFormat, L"%8.%df", this->Decimals);

//Now generate the actual display buffer
wsprintf(pBuffer, pFormat, this->fValue);
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Is that doable, or a bad practice? The buffer is wchar_t[64] and the format is wchar_t[8].

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rageshctech

wspribtf is the best option i think.

AsmGuru62

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When describing wsprintf() - MSDN does not mention any formats for float point values, however, '.precision' is specified as one of components in the format - very puzzling... You should check if this will really work.
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AsmGuru62

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Sephiroth

Well I was hoping to do this in a C++ way. Isn't there some way to do it using stuff like ""? I am only familiar with the older *sprintf functions due to my long history with C, dating back to DOS on a 286! I'd like to drop those calls if possible. So can this be done in C++ itself without using the *sprintf functions? My destination buffer is wchar_t, of course.

*EDIT*

Would something like this work?
[code]
//Format the number properly
if(this->bCurrency)
swprintf(pBuffer, 64, L"$%10.2f", this->fValue);
else
{
swprintf(pFormat, 8, L"%10.%if", this->Decimals);
swprintf(pBuffer, 64, pFormat, this->fValue);
}
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