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 "%%".

      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