ASP string format

Question

i was used with php to use printf to build my strings, but i cannot find anything similar with asp and i end up writing crap like:

WrapTag="<"&Tag&">"&Text&"&nbsp;</"&Tag&">"

instead i would liek to write something more readable, like:

WrapTag=String.Format("<{0}>{1}</{2}>",Tag,Text,Tag)

as it was shown with this url: http://idunno.org/archive/2004/07/14/122.aspx but it is not working. Can anyone help me on that?

What is not working? String.Format should work just as you have posted without an issue. — Oded
– Oded, Commented Dec 14, 2011 at 10:29
Your code should work, please provide the error message. Note that you would only have to provide Tag once; String.Format("<{0}>{1}</{0}>", Tag, Text); — David Hedlund
– David Hedlund, Commented Dec 14, 2011 at 10:31

Guffa · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-14 10:30:25Z

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The code that you show is correct.

You don't have to send in the tag name twice, you can use the same value twice in the format:

WrapTag = String.Format("<{0}>{1}</{0}>",Tag,Text)

answered Dec 14, 2011 at 10:30

Guffa

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