Swift number formatting

Question

I am just starting to get to know Swift but I am having a serious problem with number formatting at an extremely basic level.

For example, I need to display an integer w

Answer 1

Here's a POP solution to the problem:

protocol Formattable {
    func format(pattern: String) -> String
}
extension Formattable where Self: CVarArg {
    func format(pattern: String) -> String {
        return String(format: pattern, arguments: [self])
    }
}
extension Int: Formattable { }
extension Double: Formattable { }
extension Float: Formattable { }

let myInt = 10
let myDouble: Double = 0.01
let myFloat: Float = 1.11

print(myInt.format(pattern: "%04d"))      // "0010
print(myDouble.format(pattern: "%.2f"))   // "0.01"
print(myFloat.format(pattern: "$%03.2f")) // "$1.11"
print(100.format(pattern: "%05d"))        // "00100"