What is the JavaScript equivalent of PHP's sprintf function?

Question

Here is my PHP code:

$kg= 75.20283619791667;
$lbs = sprintf("%.1f",$kg*2.20462);
// $lbs should equal 165.8

What is the equivalent in JavaScript if I start with:

var kg=75.20283619791667;
var lbs=2.20462*kg;

And I want to end with 165.8 as in the PHP example.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number/toFixed — Seth Battin, Oct 30 '15 at 15:17
There's no native function such as `sprintf`. However, [there's a project](https://github.com/alexei/sprintf.js) that tries to implement it. Quite ironically, had you googled it, that's what you'd have gotten :) — Mjh, Oct 30 '15 at 15:18
Naw, other people need the rep more than I do. I'm sure someone will pick it up. :) — Seth Battin, Oct 30 '15 at 15:21

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 30 '15 at 15:41

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There is no out of the box equivalent for sprintf in javascript. But there are already some libraries which implemented this function on their own. For example you could have a look at: https://github.com/alexei/sprintf.js

answered Oct 30 '15 at 15:41

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