> -----Original Message----- > From: nobu.nokada / softhome.net [mailto:nobu.nokada / softhome.net] > Sent: 1 June 2004 21.51 > To: ruby-talk ML > Subject: Re: What is the equivalent of Python's "%s" % "MyString"? > > Hi, > > At Wed, 2 Jun 2004 03:43:42 +0900, > Sam Sungshik Kong wrote in [ruby-talk:102028]: > > s = "My name is %(name)s and my age is %(age)d." % {"name": > "Sam", "age": 34} > > > I know that ruby has "#{name}" expression. > > But that requires a variable named "name" in advance. > > I want to bind the format string and data later. > > I proposed that feature once in [ruby-dev:16351], though > rejected, but still I think that it would be useful for I18N. > Is it worth for RCR? Yes, please, Nobu. This will make I18N far easier than the current alternatives available. -austin -- austin ziegler * austin.ziegler / evault.com