format
Core (string.inc)
Description
format - Format a string with a given format and parameters.
Syntax
format ( output[], len, const format[], ... )
Type
Native
Notes
Fills output for a maximum of length characters, with a string formatted by a list of parameters. Returns the number of copied characters.

The available formatting codes are:
%s - String
%f - Floating point number
%d - Integer

This formatting code is found in many other functions, for example, client_print:
client_print(id, print_chat, "Message[%d]: %s", id, message)

Example:
new dest[21]
format(dest, 20, "Hello %s. You are %d years old", "Tom", 17)
//Dest will contain "Hello Tom.  You are 17 years old.
User Contributed Notes
grimm at clanlad dot com Nov-16-04 17:13:37
Actually it will only fill the string with the first 20 characters.

jblaise dot cs at tele2 dot fr Aug-27-04 04:29:12
Hmm I think there is an error... "//Dest will contain "Hello Tom. You are 17 years old." I think : "//Dest will contain "Hello Tom. You are 17 years old." This is a little error but now it s perfect ;)