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Re: problem with Format [message #36142 is a reply to message #36141]

Thu, 03 May 2012 19:58

mirek
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Registered: November 2005

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nixnixnix wrote on Thu, 03 May 2012 12:08

Hi,

I want to print a double with one decimal place like

57.2m Speed

so naturally I use

String s = Format("%.1fm Speed",height);

and this usually works. However, just now my program complains that it can't find the fm format specifier.

For now I will have to leave a space between but really I think it should recognise the f and ignore the m.

Well, actually, it would work in release mode only, by nasty trick to maintain backward compatibility with printf.

Thing is, if we want to have Format extensible, and we do, we need to have a little bit different rules (like eat all the id).

Anyway, what you are looking for is ` escape character:

String s = Format("%.1f`m Speed",height);

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