printint

Printint is a term used in computer programming to denote a function or routine that outputs the decimal representation of an integer to a target output, such as standard output or a string buffer. It is not a standardized function across languages; instead, it appears as a generic name in tutorials or as a user-defined utility in codebases. In practice, printint may be implemented as a wrapper around a language’s built-in formatting facilities, such as a printf-like call in C, a format specifier in Java or Go, or a conversion to string in high-level languages.

Common characteristics include that the input is an integer, and the function may print a trailing newline depending on the language. It may return the number of characters printed or void, and optional formatting parameters may include base (decimal, binary, hexadecimal), field width, alignment, and sign handling. In some contexts, printint denotes a function that returns a string representing the integer rather than performing output directly; this string can then be used for concatenation or further formatting.

Language-specific variants exist, but printint is not a universal API. For example, in C printing is typically achieved via printf("%d", n), while in JavaScript one might log the value with console.log(n). In languages with explicit formatting, a printint helper may standardize decimal output or integrate with a broader formatting library.

Implementation notes include considerations for large or arbitrary-precision integers, performance of buffered versus direct output, and the absence of locale effects for integers. See also: printf, println, toString, formatInt.