WMLScript format() Function
 Complete WMLScript String Library
The format() function formats a value.
Syntax
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n = String.format(format, value)
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| Part |
Description |
| n |
The string returned from the function |
| format |
Specifies how to format the value. The format
consists of three parts: %width.precision type
width - Optional. Specifies the minimum number of characters printed.
precision - Optional. Sets the precision of the output value.
Can take one of the following values:
- d (The minimum number of digits to print.
Default is 1)
- f (The number of digits after the decimal point. Default
is 6)
- s (The maximum number of characters to print. All characters are
printed by default)
type - Required. Determines how to interpret the formatted value.
Can take one of the following values:
- d (Integer - the output value has nd
digits)
- f (Floating-Point - the output value has nf decimal
digits)
- s (String - Characters are printed to the end of the string or until the precision value is
reached)
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| value |
The value to be formatted |
Example
var b = String.format("%4.3d", 32);
var d = String.format("%3f", 10.1234);
var e = String.format("%2.2f", 2.3)
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Result
b = " 032"
d = "10.123"
e = "2.30"
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