ezeio2:scriptref:strformat

strformat

Formats a string with placehoders

Description

strformat( dest[], size, bool:pack, const format[], {Fixed,Float,_}:... )

Formats a string with C-style printf placeholders.

Possible placeholders are:

%d : integer number
%c : character
%f : floating point number
%x : hexadecimal number
%s : string

Insert a number between the % and the letter to pad the field with spaces to a specific length.
Example: %4d

Parameters

`dest`	Destination buffer
`size`	Size of the destination buffer in 'cells'.
`pack`	Creates a packed string if set to true
`format`	String with placeholders
`…`	Variable number of parameters

Return value

Returns 1 if successful.
Returns 0 on error.

Example usage

    new s{40};
    new a = 5;
    new b{20} = "cats";
 
    strformat(s, sizeof s, true, "The dog likes %d %s.", a, b); // returns 1
 
    // s now contains "The dog chased 5 cats."