formatText

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Description

Description:
Creates a Structured Text similar to format command.
Groups:
StringsStructured Text

Syntax

Syntax:
formatText [format, argument1, argument2, ...]
Parameters:
format: String - a string containing text and/or references to the variables listed below in the array. The references appear in the form of %1, %2 etc.
argumentN: Anything - use Structured Text where necessary (see Example 2)
Return Value:
Structured Text

Examples

Example 1:
hint formatText ["Image: %1", image "\a3\Data_f\Flags\flag_Altis_co.paa"];
Example 2:
hint formatText ["%1%2%3", "line1", "<br/>", "line2"]; // result displayed in one line hint formatText ["%1%2%3", "line1", lineBreak, "line2"]; // result displayed in two lines

Additional Information

See also:
Structured Text format composeText text parseText

Notes

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