What is the difference in the two statements..

Question

What is the difference betweenbthis two codes...

printf("Pi = %8.5f", 3.14159);
/* Pi = 3.14159 */

printf("Pi = %-8.5f", 3.14159);
/* Pi = 3.14159 */

Answer 1

In the second one....field width is 8 and aligned left.
Change the 8 to something like 15, the difference will be more obvious.