MooTools

How to use

```javascript

"Hi %s, you have %d new messages!".sprintf('Peter', 3); //Hi Peter, you have 3 new messages!

var text = "My name is %s and I'm %s, because I'm %1$s".; console.log(text.sprintf('Peter', 'holy')); //My name is Peter and I'm holy, because I'm Peter

```

Possible Types

• % - a literal percent character. No argument is required.
• b - the argument is treated as an integer, and presented as a binary number.
• c - the argument is treated as an integer, and presented as the character with that ASCII value.
• d - the argument is treated as an integer, and presented as a (signed) decimal number.
• e - the argument is treated as scientific notation (e.g. 1.2e+2).
• E - like %e but uses uppercase letter (e.g. 1.2E+2).
• u - the argument is treated as an integer, and presented as an unsigned decimal number.
• f - the argument is treated as a float, and presented as a floating-point number.
• o - the argument is treated as an integer, and presented as an octal number.
• s - the argument is treated as and presented as a string.
• x - the argument is treated as an integer and presented as a hexadecimal number (with lowercase letters).
• X - the argument is treated as an integer and presented as a hexadecimal number (with uppercase letters).

Text Copyright by http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sprintf.php

Argument Swapping

This function supports argument swapping, which means, you can use a argument as many as you want in the text. Just use for example following to output the first argument as string again.

```javascript

"Si, glamour is %s, or is it not %1$s?".sprintf('useless');

```

More Information

Please take a look at this page: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sprintf.php to get more information about the possibilities.

Requirements

• Mootools core.
• Mootools more String.Extras repeat. (more/String.Extras)

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