rmattedinputfunction">The general formatted input function</a></li><li><a href="#1_Formatstringdescription">Format string description</a><ul><li><a href="#space">The space character in format strings</a></li><li><a href="#conversion">Conversion specifications in format strings</a></li><li><a href="#indication">Scanning indications in format strings</a></li><li><a href="#2_Exceptionsduringscanning">Exceptions during scanning</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#1_Specialisedformattedinputfunctions">Specialised fo