string.format
Example
Example showing the different types of format codes.
local s = "Hello, world!"
// string
print(string.format("here's a string: %s", s))
// string with quotes
print(string.format("here's a quoted string: %q", s))
// characters from numeric values
print(string.format("%c%c%c", 65, 66, 67))
// number with an exponent
print(string.format("%e, %E", math.pi, math.pi))
// float and compact float
print(string.format("%f, %G", math.pi, math.pi))
// signed, signed, and unsigned int
print(string.format("%d, %i, %u", -100, -100, -100))
// octal, hex, and uppercase hex
print(string.format("%o, %x, %X", -100, -100, -100))
Output:
here's a string: Hello, world!
here's a quoted string: "Hello, world!"
ABC
3.141593e+000, 3.141593E+000
3.141593, 3.14159
-100, -100, 4294967196
37777777634, ffffff9c, FFFFFF9C