Equivalent of String.format in jQuery

Waleed_Eissa_676066 0
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I'm trying to move some JavaScript code from MicrosoftAjax to JQuery. I use the JavaScript equivalents in MicrosoftAjax of the popular .net methods, e.g. String.format(), String.startsWith(), etc. Are there equivalents to them in jQuery?

string.format jquery javascript
21 Answers

The source code for ASP.NET AJAX is available for your reference, so you can pick through it and include the parts you want to continue using into a separate JS file. Or, you can port them to jQuery.

Here is the format function...

String.format = function() {
  var s = arguments[0];
  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length - 1; i++) {       
    var reg = new RegExp("\\{" + i + "\\}", "gm");             
    s = s.replace(reg, arguments[i + 1]);
  }

  return s;
}

And here are the endsWith and startsWith prototype functions...

String.prototype.endsWith = function (suffix) {
  return (this.substr(this.length - suffix.length) === suffix);
}

String.prototype.startsWith = function(prefix) {
  return (this.substr(0, prefix.length) === prefix);
}
Josh_Stodola_544200

There is an (somewhat) official option: jQuery.validator.format.

Comes with jQuery Validation Plugin 1.6 (at least).
Quite similar to the String.Format found in .NET.

Edit Fixed broken link.

user_1580740

Way past the late season but I've just been looking at the answers given and have my tuppence worth:

Usage:

var one = strFormat('"{0}" is not {1}', 'aalert', 'defined');
var two = strFormat('{0} {0} {1} {2}', 3.14, 'a{2}bc', 'foo');

Method:

function strFormat() {
    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
    return arguments[0].replace(/\{(\d+)\}/g, function (match, index) {
        return args[index];
    });
}

Result:

"aalert" is not defined
3.14 3.14 a{2}bc foo
user_59579790

Here's mine:

String.format = function(tokenised){
        var args = arguments;
        return tokenised.replace(/{[0-9]}/g, function(matched){
            matched = matched.replace(/[{}]/g, "");
            return args[parseInt(matched)+1];             
        });
    }

Not bullet proof but works if you use it sensibly.

user_6029310

I couldn't get Josh Stodola's answer to work, but the following worked for me. Note the specification of prototype. (Tested on IE, FF, Chrome, and Safari.):

String.prototype.format = function() {
    var s = this;
    if(t.length - 1 != args.length){
        alert("String.format(): Incorrect number of arguments");
    }
    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {       
        var reg = new RegExp("\\{" + i + "\\}", "gm");
        s = s.replace(reg, arguments[i]);
    }
    return s;
}

s really should be a clone of this so as not to be a destructive method, but it's not really necessary.

user_5077210 
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
   var str="http://xyz.html?ID={0}&TId={1}&STId={2}&RId={3},14,480,3,38";
   document.write(FormatString(str));
   function FormatString(str) {
      var args = str.split(',');
      for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
         var reg = new RegExp("\\{" + i + "\\}", "");             
         args[0]=args[0].replace(reg, args [i+1]);
      }
      return args[0];
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>
user_12973320 
// Regex cache
_stringFormatRegex = null;
//
/// Formats values from {0} to {9}. Usage: stringFormat( 'Hello {0}', 'World' );
stringFormat = function () {
    if (!_stringFormatRegex) {
        // Initialize
        _stringFormatRegex = [];
        for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            _stringFormatRegex[i] = new RegExp("\\{" + i + "\\}", "gm");
        }
    }
    if (arguments) {
        var s = arguments[0];
        if (s) {
            var L = arguments.length;
            if (1 < L) {
                var r = _stringFormatRegex;
                for (var i = 0; i < L - 1; i++) {
                    var reg = r[i];
                    s = s.replace(reg, arguments[i + 1]);
                }
            }
        }
        return s;
    }
}
user_43861890
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