characters read so far, or <code class="code"><span class="string">""</span></code> if none were ever read.</li>
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<h2 id="1_Specialisedformattedinputfunctions">Specialised formatted input functions</h2>
<pre><span id="VALsscanf"><span class="keyword">val</span> sscanf</span> : <code class="type">string -&gt; ('a, 'b, 'c, 'd) <a href="Scanf.html#TYPEscanner">scanner</a></code></pre><div class="info ">
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<p>Same as <a href="Scanf.html#VALbscanf"><code class="code"><span class="const