JavaScript equivalent to printf/String.Format

Question

I\'m looking for a good JavaScript equivalent of the C/PHP printf() or for C#/Java programmers, String.Format() (IFormatProvider for .

Answer 1

From ES6 on you could use template strings:

let soMany = 10;
console.log(`This is ${soMany} times easier!`);
// "This is 10 times easier!

Be aware that template strings are surrounded by backticks ` instead of (single) quotes.

For further information:

https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/01/ES6-Template-Strings

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/template_strings

Note: Check the mozilla-site to find a list of supported browsers.