lpc4/lib/
lpc4/lib/doc/efun/
lpc4/lib/doc/lfun/
lpc4/lib/doc/operators/
lpc4/lib/doc/simul_efuns/
lpc4/lib/doc/types/
lpc4/lib/etc/
lpc4/lib/include/
lpc4/lib/include/arpa/
lpc4/lib/obj/d/
lpc4/lib/save/
lpc4/lib/secure/
lpc4/lib/std/
lpc4/lib/std/living/
NAME
	sscanf - scan a string using a format string

SYNTAX
	int sscanf(string str, string fmt, mixed var1, mixed var2 ...);

DESCRIPTION
	Parse a string str using the format fmt. fmt can contain strings
	separated by "%d,%s,%c and %f. Every % corresponds to one of var1,
	var2...

	%d gives an integer
	%f gives a float
	%c matches one char but returns an integer
	%s gives a string
	%[set] matches a string containing a given set of characters.
	 (thos given inside the brackets) %[^set] means any character
	 ecept those inside brackets. %[0-9H] means any number or 'H'.

	If a * is put between the percent and the operator, the operator
	will not only match it's argument, not assign any variables.

	Number of matched arguments is returned.

SEE ALSO
	extract, explode