# How to repeat the format in @printf?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-repeat-the-format-in-printf/66695>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** io\
**Created:** [August 19, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-repeat-the-format-in-printf/66695 "2021-08-19T23:48:58Z")\
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I like this way as well:

```julia
julia> using Printf

julia> myformat(x) = @sprintf("%5.2f",x)
myformat (generic function with 1 method)

julia> x = rand(3);

julia> println(myformat.(x)...)
 0.15 0.68 0.58

```

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