Printing complex strings in javascript without + symbol

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Is there a more C like way to print complex strings in javascript, preferably one which doesn't require large numbers of the + symbol and accompanying ""?

I want this:

console.log ( "Name: %s Age: %s Sex %s Wieght %s Height %s", name, age, sex, weight, height );

Instead of this:

console.log ( "Name: " + name + " Age: " + age + " Sex: " + sex + " Weight: " + weight " Height: " + height );

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/610406/javascript-equivalent-to-printf-string-format — Lance, Jul 18 '12 at 21:15
@Lance my bad. I searched for everything except "javascript ... printf". I'll vote to close — puk, Jul 18 '12 at 21:17

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 21:16

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This library seems to do what you want if you don't mind going third-party.

JavaScript sprintf

From article

vsprintf('The first 4 letters of the english alphabet are: %s, %s, %s and %s', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']);

answered Jul 18 '12 at 21:16

wanovak

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 18 '12 at 21:19

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Are you talking about standard window.console? It has exactly the same functionality (tested on Firefox):

console.log( "Name: %s Age: %s Sex %s Wieght %s Height %s", name, age, sex, weight, height);

Alternatively:

console.log( "Name: ", name, " Age: ", sex, " Sex ", sex, " Wieght ", weight", " Height ", height);

answered Jul 18 '12 at 21:19

Tomasz Nurkiewicz

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well now I feel just plain silly – puk Jul 18 '12 at 21:29

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 21:16

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using console.log you can always do this instead of concatenation:

console.log ( "Name: ", name, " Age: ", age, " Sex: ", sex, " Weight: ", weight, " Height: " , height );

answered Jul 18 '12 at 21:16

Grzegorz Kaczan

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It's still not as aesthetically pleasing – puk Jul 18 '12 at 21:18

Printing complex strings in javascript without + symbol

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