Question

What is the difference between %e and %g?

(a) %e output formatting depends on the argument and %g always formats in the format [-]m.dddddd or [-]m.dddddE[+|-]xx where no.of ds are optional

(b) %e always formats in the format [-]m.dddddd or [-]m.dddddE[+|-]xx where no.of ds are optional and output formatting depends on the argument

(c) No differences

(d) Depends on the standard

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My question is taken from Formatted Output topic in section Input and Output in C of C

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) %e always formats in the format [-]m.dddddd or [-]m.dddddE[+|-]xx where no.of ds are optional and output formatting depends on the argument

Explanation: None.