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What does the format method do?
Hey guys, I was going through someones code, and I found this line of code. I've never used the format method, so, what would this sequence of code do?
w.Name = ("%s_Weld"):format(v.Name)
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It uses string patterns to substitute in text or anything that tostrings() to text passed to the format method as arguments to make a complete string.
It's an alternate to concatenation, basically, and is sometimes easier to read and smaller to write.
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It's an alternative to concatenation, and in some cases, is easier to read. For example:
local myString = "Hello, my name is %s."
print(myString:format("David")) --'David' is substituted for the %s pattern
--OUTPUT: Hello, my name is David.