="code"><span class="keyword">end</span></code></pre><h2 id="1_Typeofformattedinputfunctions">Type of formatted input functions</h2>
<pre><span id="TYPEscanner"><span class="keyword">type</span> <code class="type">('a, 'b, 'c, 'd)</code> scanner</span> = <code class="type">('a, <a href="Scanf.Scanning.html#TYPEin_channel">Scanning.in_channel</a>, 'b, 'c, 'a -&gt; 'd, 'd) <a href="Pervasives.html#TYPEformat6">format6</a> -&gt;<br>       'c</code> </pre>
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<p>The type