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sscanf

int sscanf(string str, string fmt, mixed var1, mixed var2 ...)
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Parse a string str using the format fmt. fmt can contain strings
separated by "%d" and "%s". Every "%d" and "%s" corresponds to one
of var1, var2...
"%d" will give a number, and "%s" will give a string.

Number of matched "%d" and "%s" is returned.

The Numbver matched being returned is true.  However it will only match
none or all of the args.
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See also
.SI 5
extract, explode.
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