/// <param name="args">The variable arguments list pointer. We do not know what it is, but the pointer must be given as-is from C back to sprintf.</param>
/// <returns>A negative value on failure, the number of characters written otherwise.</returns>
/// <param name="args">The variable arguments list pointer. We do not know what it is, but the pointer must be given as-is from C back to sprintf.</param>
/// <returns>A negative value on failure, the number of characters written otherwise.</returns>