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{{Documentation}}
{{invokes|sprintf}}
Provides access to the lua [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#string.format string.format] function.

==Usage==
<pre>{{Sprintf|format string|param1|param2|...|paramN}}</pre>

The format string is specified according to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#string.format string.format], which uses [http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdio/printf/ printf formatting] with a few exceptions. See documentation for full details. The paramters should be provided as required by the format string.

==Examples==
<pre>
* Two strings: {{Sprintf|%s - %s|abyssal|whip}}
* Floating point formatting: {{Sprintf|%3.2f|12345.678901}}
* Hexadecimal conversion: {{Sprintf|%x|100}}
</pre>

* Two strings: {{Sprintf|%s - %s|abyssal|whip}}
* Floating point formatting: {{Sprintf|%3.2f|12345.678901}}
* Hexadecimal conversion: {{Sprintf|%x|100}}

{{TemplateData|
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Format string",
"required": true
},
"2": {
"label": "Parameter 1",
"description": "Param to be inserted in the first replacement position.",
"type": "string",
"required": true
},
"3": {
"label": "Parameter 2",
"description": "Second parameter (repeat for as many as are specified by the format string)"
}
},
"description": "Provides access to the lua string formatting function.",
"paramOrder": [
"1",
"2",
"3"
],
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>
}}
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