String.Format inside of array

Question

So I have the string format split into two arrays:

String:

{ "{0}", "hit", "{1}" }

Values:

{ "Player", "Enemy" }

is there a way to format this ? Can I still use String.Format?

EDIT:

I believe that I have not described the issue well:

The expected result would be new array or the first array edited like:

{ "Player" , "hit" , "Enemy" }

Please keep in mind that value "Enemy" can also be "Enemy 1" or "Enemy Strong" etc.

No. What is the first array supposed to represent? Why isn't it "{0} hit {1}"? You can join the first array using a space to create such a format string, if that's what you mean... — CodeCaster
– CodeCaster, Commented Jun 29, 2015 at 9:39
Is the string really: string text = "{ \"{0}\", \"hit\", \"{1}\" }"? — Tim Schmelter
– Tim Schmelter, Commented Jun 29, 2015 at 9:39
It is just an example, I am pulling string format and values from API. Then I am splitting it to array as I need all values separate in different variables. — Danielok1993
– Danielok1993, Commented Jun 29, 2015 at 9:43

atlaste · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-29 09:45:08Z

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Because of the input, I expect you want to create a string[] as result rather than a string. To do that, you can use Linq:

var s = new[] {"{0}", "hit", "{1}"};
var values = new [] {"Player", "Enemy"};

var result = s.Select((a)=>string.Format(a, values)).ToArray();

answered Jun 29, 2015 at 9:45

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Andrey Korneyev · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-29 09:41:57Z

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You can do it something like:

var s = new[] {"{0}", "hit", "{1}"};
var values = new [] {"Player", "Enemy"};

var result = String.Format(String.Join(" ", s), values);

Output:

Player hit Enemy

answered Jun 29, 2015 at 9:41

Andrey Korneyev

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Not the output OP expected.

stefankmitph · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-29 09:42:07Z

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string[] a = {"{0}", "hit", "{1}"};
string[] b = {"Player", "Enemy"};
var result = string.Format(string.Join(" ", a), b);

should work quite well.

answered Jun 29, 2015 at 9:42

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