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Lua - String formatting using format specifiers Code Example

The code for String formatting using format specifiers

str1 = "Alvin"
str2 = "Alexander"

x = 10
y = 20

-- Basic string formatting
print(string.format("Basic: %s %s",str1,str2))

-- Date formatting
date = 10; month = 5; year = 2022
print(string.format("Formatted date: %02d/%02d/%03d", date, month, year))

-- Decimal formatting
print(string.format("%.4f",108/7))

--[[
Output:
Basic: Alvin Alexander
Formatted date: 10/05/2022
15.4286
--]]