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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Finishing the User Interface Formatting Strings

Posted by Adilet Zhusupbekov
Adilet Zhusupbekov
1,948 Points

Still not clear about String.format.

How does format knows that %1$s needs to be replaced by mName? We did not set mName to %1$s ? Or format already has set number of symbols to recognize like %1$s ? And if it finds it, it just replaces with whatever in the brackets like mName?

Slava Fleer
Slava Fleer
6,086 Points
Slava Fleer
Slava Fleer
6,086 Points

I think you answered to yourself =). As i understand it, format is method that can do a few things. this is one of them. http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/string-resource.html

Adilet Zhusupbekov
Adilet Zhusupbekov
1,948 Points

Hi Slava,

Thank you for your answer! But still does the string.format look for special characters everywhere? Because I don't see the connection between mName and %1$s. Thanks!

Slava Fleer
Slava Fleer
6,086 Points
Slava Fleer
Slava Fleer
6,086 Points

yes. with following order.