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Why would you ever want to use VarArgs over say [[V_vsnprintf]]? --[[User:DaFox|DaFox]] 05:49, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
Why would you ever want to use VarArgs over say [[V_vsnprintf]]? --[[User:DaFox|DaFox]] 05:49, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
:Cause VarArgs is documented and [[V_vsnprintf]] isn't. ;) [[User:LordNed|LordNed]] 06:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
:Cause VarArgs is documented and [[V_vsnprintf]] isn't. ;) [[User:LordNed|LordNed]] 06:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
::V_vsnprintf still requires you to allocate memory for the output while (UTIL_)VarArgs simply dumps everything into a static array and returns a pointer. Way more convenient to use in many cases... --[[User:Biohazard 90|Biohazard]] 12:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

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Why would you ever want to use VarArgs over say V_vsnprintf? --DaFox 05:49, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Cause VarArgs is documented and V_vsnprintf isn't. ;) LordNed 06:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
V_vsnprintf still requires you to allocate memory for the output while (UTIL_)VarArgs simply dumps everything into a static array and returns a pointer. Way more convenient to use in many cases... --Biohazard 12:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)