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# PetscSNPrintf
Prints to a string of given length
## Synopsis
```
PetscErrorCode PetscSNPrintf(char *str, size_t len, const char format[], ...)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***len -*** the length of `str`
- ***format -*** the usual `printf()` format string
- ***... -*** any arguments that are to be printed, each much have an appropriate symbol in the format argument
## Output Parameter
- ***str -*** the resulting string
## See Also
`PetscSynchronizedFlush()`, `PetscSynchronizedFPrintf()`, `PetscFPrintf()`, `PetscVSNPrintf()`,
`PetscPrintf()`, `PetscViewerASCIIPrintf()`, `PetscViewerASCIISynchronizedPrintf()`,
`PetscVFPrintf()`, `PetscFFlush()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/sys/fileio/mprint.c
## Examples
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex10.c
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c
src/dm/tutorials/ex21.c
src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex1.c
src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex3.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex42.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex43.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex56.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex70.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex73.c
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