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

There is "sprintf" for JavaScript which you can find at http://www.webtoolkit.info/javascript-sprintf.html.

Answer 2

jsxt, Zippo

This option fits better.

String.prototype.format = function() {
    var formatted = this;
    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
        var regexp = new RegExp('\\{'+i+'\\}', 'gi');
        formatted = formatted.replace(regexp, arguments[i]);
    }
    return formatted;
};

With this option I can replace strings like these:

'The {0} is dead. Don\'t code {0}. Code {1} that is open source!'.format('ASP', 'PHP');

With your code the second {0} wouldn't be replaced. ;)

Answer 3

We can use a simple lightweight String.Format string operation library for Typescript.

String.Format():

var id = image.GetId()
String.Format("image_{0}.jpg", id)
output: "image_2db5da20-1c5d-4f1a-8fd4-b41e34c8c5b5.jpg";

String Format for specifiers:

var value = String.Format("{0:L}", "APPLE"); //output "apple"

value = String.Format("{0:U}", "apple"); // output "APPLE"

value = String.Format("{0:d}", "2017-01-23 00:00"); //output "23.01.2017"


value = String.Format("{0:s}", "21.03.2017 22:15:01") //output "2017-03-21T22:15:01"

value = String.Format("{0:n}", 1000000);
//output "1.000.000"

value = String.Format("{0:00}", 1);
//output "01"

String Format for Objects including specifiers:

var fruit = new Fruit();
fruit.type = "apple";
fruit.color = "RED";
fruit.shippingDate = new Date(2018, 1, 1);
fruit.amount = 10000;

String.Format("the {type:U} is {color:L} shipped on {shippingDate:s} with an amount of {amount:n}", fruit);
// output: the APPLE is red shipped on 2018-01-01 with an amount of 10.000

Answer 4

For use with jQuery.ajax() success functions. Pass only a single argument and string replace with the properties of that object as {propertyName}:

String.prototype.format = function () {
    var formatted = this;
    for (var prop in arguments[0]) {
        var regexp = new RegExp('\\{' + prop + '\\}', 'gi');
        formatted = formatted.replace(regexp, arguments[0][prop]);
    }
    return formatted;
};

Example:

var userInfo = ("Email: {Email} - Phone: {Phone}").format({ Email: "someone@somewhere.com", Phone: "123-123-1234" });

Answer 5

I did not see the String.format variant:

String.format = function (string) {
    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1, arguments.length);
    return string.replace(/{(\d+)}/g, function (match, number) {
        return typeof args[number] != "undefined" ? args[number] : match;
    });
};

Answer 6

+1 Zippo with the exception that the function body needs to be as below or otherwise it appends the current string on every iteration:

String.prototype.format = function() {
    var formatted = this;
    for (var arg in arguments) {
        formatted = formatted.replace("{" + arg + "}", arguments[arg]);
    }
    return formatted;
};