ProSoft Technology ProSoft i-View User Manual
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ProSoft i-View ♦ Mobile Process Monitoring and Control Application
User Manual
Version 2.0.2
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ProSoft Technology, Inc.
September 29, 2011
The Format Function
The built-in function format returns a string formatted according to a format string
like the usual printf conventions of the C language. In addition, format accepts
%b for binary. ProSoft i-View. format specifiers adopt the following form:
%
Where specifier is the most significant one and defines the type and the
interpretation of the value of the corresponding argument (‘<‘ and ‘>’ denote
optional fields).
Note that the string provided for the format tag attribute or the format string
passed to the to_s method have a slightly different purpose and may have less
available options.
The following format conversion specifiers are available
:
FORMAT
SPECIFIER
Description
format
attribute
support
to_s
method
support
format
function
support
b
Binary integer
YES
YES
YES
c
Single character
NO
YES
YES
d,i
Decimal integer
YES
YES
YES
e
Exponential notation (e.g.,
2.44e6)
YES
YES
YES
E
Exponential notation (e.g.,
2.44E6)
YES
YES
YES
f
Floating-point number (e.g.,
2.44)
YES
YES
YES
g
Use the shorter of e or f
YES
YES
YES
G
Use the shorter of E or f
YES
YES
YES