format-to-string

Function

Summary

Returns a formatted string constructed from its arguments.

Signature

format-to-string format-string #rest format-arguments => string 

Arguments

format-string

An instance of <byte-string>.

format-arguments

Instances of <object>.

Values

result-string

An instance of <byte-string>.

Exceptions

This function signals an error if any of the format directives in format-string are invalid.

Library

common-extensions

Module

simple-format

Description

Returns a formatted string constructed from its arguments, which include a format-string of formatting directives and a series of format-arguments to be formatted according to those directives.

The format-string must be a Dylan format string as described on pages 112-114 of the DRM.

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Common Dylan and Functional Extensions - 31 Mar 00