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-rw-r--r--absl/strings/str_format.h8
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diff --git a/absl/strings/str_format.h b/absl/strings/str_format.h
index 3536b70e..fc4bf39e 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_format.h
+++ b/absl/strings/str_format.h
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
// * `absl::StreamFormat()` to more efficiently write a format string to a
// stream, such as`std::cout`.
// * `absl::PrintF()`, `absl::FPrintF()` and `absl::SNPrintF()` as
-// replacements for `std::printf()`, `std::fprintf()` and `std::snprintf()`.
+// drop-in replacements for `std::printf()`, `std::fprintf()` and
+// `std::snprintf()`.
//
-// Note: a version of `std::sprintf()` is not supported as it is
-// generally unsafe due to buffer overflows.
+// Note: An `absl::SPrintF()` drop-in replacement is not supported as it
+// is generally unsafe due to buffer overflows. Use `absl::StrFormat` which
+// returns the string as output instead of expecting a pre-allocated buffer.
//
// Additionally, you can provide a format string (and its associated arguments)
// using one of the following abstractions: