Template:Sprintf
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Template:Sprintf invokes function main in Module:Sprintf using Lua.
Template:Sprintf invokes Module:sprintf using Lua.
Provides access to the lua string.format function.
Usage
{{Sprintf|format string|param1|param2|...|paramN}}
The format string is specified according to string.format, which uses printf formatting with a few exceptions. See documentation for full details. The paramters should be provided as required by the format string.
Examples
* Two strings: {{Sprintf|%s - %s|abyssal|whip}}
* Floating point formatting: {{Sprintf|%3.2f|12345.678901}}
* Hexadecimal conversion: {{Sprintf|%x|100}}
- Two strings: abyssal - whip
- Floating point formatting: 12345.68
- Hexadecimal conversion: 64
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