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format
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Format is an open-source string formatting library for C++.
Format is an open-source formatting library for C++.
It can be used as a type-safe alternative to `printf` or as a fast
alternative to IOStreams.
Features
--------
* Two APIs: faster concatenation-based write API and slower (but still fast)
replacement-based format API with positional arguments for localization.
* Two APIs: faster concatenation-based write API and slower (but still
very fast) replacement-based format API with positional arguments for
localization.
* Write API similar to the one used by IOStreams but much faster and more
consistent.
* Format API with `format string syntax
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std::string s = str(fmt::Format("The date is {0}") << Date(2012, 12, 9));
// s == "The date is 2012-12-9"
You can use ``fmt::TempFormatter`` to create your own functions
similar to ``fmt::Format`` and ``fmt::Print`` with an arbitrary action
performed when formatting is complete:
You can use ```fmt::TempFormatter``
<http://zverovich.net/format/#project0classfmt_1_1_temp_formatter>`
to create your own functions similar to ``fmt::Format`` and ``fmt::Print``
with an arbitrary action performed when formatting is complete:
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