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format(formatstring, e1, e2, ...) | format(formatstring, e1, e2, ...) | ||
Create a formatted string from the format and arguments provided. This is similar to the printf("format",...) function in C. An additional option %q returns string in a format that can safely be read back by Lua interpreter (puts quotes around a string and escapes special characters) | Create a formatted string from the format and arguments provided. This is similar to the printf("format",...) function in C. An additional option %q returns string in a format that can safely be read back by Lua interpreter (puts quotes around a string and escapes special characters), but used by World of Warcraft to preparse all strings before saving them between sessions. | ||
* c, d, E, e, f, g, G, i, o, u, X, and x all expect a number as argument. | * c, d, E, e, f, g, G, i, o, u, X, and x all expect a number as argument. | ||