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Format floating‐point `value` using the specified `format`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslalg_numericformatterutil.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
static
char*
toChars(
    char* first,
    char* last,
    float value,
    xref:BloombergLP/bslalg/NumericFormatterUtil/Format.adoc[Format] format) noexcept;
----

== Description

Same as the preceding overload, for `float` values.

== Return Value

pointer past the last character written, or null on failure

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *first*
| beginning of the output character range
| *last*
| end of the output character range
| *value*
| floating‐point value to format
| *format*
| floating‐point formatting style
|===


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