# StrFormat()

Format a string

Syntax

  StrFormat(<cMask>[, <cPar1>[, <cParn>[, ...]]) --> cString

Arguments

  <cMask> Holds the mask for the resulting string
  <cParn> Holds the strings to be inserted in the mask maximum 9 of them can be specified.

Returns

  <cString> Return the mask with all the parameters inserted.

Description

  String replacment, can be useful when writing international apps. You can separate the constant strings from the variable ones. Each %1 - %9 marks will be replaced with the appropriate parameter from the parameter list.
  Marks can be in any order, and can be duplicated.
  You can print "%" character with "%%".

Examples

          StrFormat("Please insert disk %1 to drive %2", LTrim(Str(2)), "A:")
          StrFormat("This is %1 from %2", "Victor", "Hungary")
          StrFormat("%2 %1 %2", "Param1", "Param2")
    Tests
          ? StrFormat("Please insert disk %1 to drive %2", LTrim(Str(2)), "A:")
          ? StrFormat("This is %1 from %2", "Victor", "Hungary")
          ? StrFormat("%2 %1 %2", "Param1", "Param2")
          ? StrFormat("Hello")
          ? StrFormat("%1 - %2", "one")
          ? StrFormat("%1 - %2", "one", "two")
          ? StrFormat("%2 - %1", "one", "two")
          ? StrFormat("%2 - %", "one", "two")
          ? StrFormat("%% - %", "one", "two")
          ? StrFormat("%9 - %", "one", "two")

Status

  Done

Compliance

  All platforms

Files

  Library is libmisc