sprintf examples

Raku · Mar 17, 2013 · f4d12f3 · f4d12f3
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@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ Examples:
 
  sprintf "%ld a big number, %lld a bigger number\n", 4294967295, 4294967296;
 
+Special case:  sprintf("<b>%s</b>\n", "Perl 6")  will not work use either of the following:
+
+ sprintf Q:b "<b>%s</b>\n",  "Perl 6";
+ sprintf     "<b>\%s</b>\n", "Perl 6";
+ sprintf     "<b>%s\</b>\n", "Perl 6";
+
 =head2 subst
 
     multi method subst(Str:D: $matcher, $replacement, *%opts)