-void gdcmDebug::Assert(int Level, bool Test,
- const char * Msg1, const char * Msg2) {
- if (Level > DebugLevel)
- return ;
- if (!Test)
- cerr << Msg1 << ' ' << Msg2 << '\n';
+/**
+ * \ingroup Globals
+ * \brief Provide a better 'c++' approach for sprintf
+ * For example c code is:
+ * sprintf(trash, "%04x|%04x", group , element);
+ *
+ * c++ is
+ * std::ostringstream buf;
+ * buf << std::right << std::setw(4) << std::setfill('0') << std::hex
+ * << group << "|" << std::right << std::setw(4) << std::setfill('0')
+ * << std::hex << element;
+ * buf.str();
+ */
+
+std::string Util::Format(const char* format, ...)
+{
+ char buffer[2048];
+ va_list args;
+ va_start(args, format);
+ vsprintf(buffer, format, args); //might be a security flaw
+ va_end(args); // Each invocation of va_start should be matched
+ // by a corresponding invocation of va_end
+ // args is then 'undefined'
+ return buffer;