Message Format

Yossi Admon Mar 5, 2007

General

Use this script to construct messages displayed for end users. The function takes a set of objects, formats them, then inserts the formatted strings into the pattern at the appropriate places.

Try the demo here

Notes

Created by: Yossi Admon
Posted: March 5, 2007

Source Code

Paste this source code into the designated areas.

External file

Paste this code into an external JavaScript file named: messageFormat.js

/* This script and many more are available free online at
The JavaScript Source!! http://www.javascriptsource.com
Created by: Yossi Admon |  */
if(typeof(msgFormat)=='undefined'){
  msgFormat=new Object();
  msgFormat.format=function(s){
    var i=1;
    while(i<arguments.length) s=s.replace("{"+(i-1)+"}",arguments[i++]);
    return s;
  }
}
var msg="This is the {0} time I'm {1} today";
alert(msgFormat.format(msg, "7th", "eating"));

Head

Paste this code into the HEAD section of your HTML document.


<script type="text/javascript" src="messageFormat.js"></script>

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