JavaScript printf()
The printf function is known in many programming languages. It allows to replace a certain pattern in a string with other strings.
Here's a little printf() for JavaScript. It can't do very much; in fact, it only can replace the placeholder %s multiple times.
JAVASCRIPT:
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var printf = function(string)
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{
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if (arguments.length <2) { return string; }
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for (var i=1; i<arguments.length; i++)
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{ string = string.replace(/%s/, arguments[i]); }
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return string;
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}
Although it's not too advanced, it can be helpful if want to produce something as a pagination:
JAVASCRIPT:
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var pagination = '';
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var numpages = 5;
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for (var page=1; page<=numpages; page++)
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{
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pagination += printf('Page %s of %s', page, numpages);
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}
Update 08.04.09, 12:11: Found a better solution.)
