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diff --git a/doc/classes/String.xml b/doc/classes/String.xml index f4d453700c..9f197dae02 100644 --- a/doc/classes/String.xml +++ b/doc/classes/String.xml @@ -180,7 +180,22 @@ <argument index="0" name="values" type="Variant" /> <argument index="1" name="placeholder" type="String" default=""{_}"" /> <description> - Formats the string by replacing all occurrences of [code]placeholder[/code] with [code]values[/code]. + Formats the string by replacing all occurrences of [code]placeholder[/code] with the elements of [code]values[/code]. + [code]values[/code] can be a [Dictionary] or an [Array]. Any underscores in [code]placeholder[/code] will be replaced with the corresponding keys in advance. Array elements use their index as keys. + [codeblock] + # Prints: Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, and Godot Engine is named after it. + var use_array_values = "Waiting for {0} is a play by {1}, and {0} Engine is named after it." + print(use_array_values.format(["Godot", "Samuel Beckett"])) + + # Prints: User 42 is Godot. + print("User {id} is {name}.".format({"id": 42, "name": "Godot"})) + [/codeblock] + Some additional handling is performed when [code]values[/code] is an array. If [code]placeholder[/code] does not contain an underscore, the elements of the array will be used to replace one occurrence of the placeholder in turn; If an array element is another 2-element array, it'll be interpreted as a key-value pair. + [codeblock] + # Prints: User 42 is Godot. + print("User {} is {}.".format([42, "Godot"], "{}")) + print("User {id} is {name}.".format([["id", 42], ["name", "Godot"]])) + [/codeblock] </description> </method> <method name="get_base_dir" qualifiers="const"> |