jQuery String Template Format Function

Pretty useful jQuery function I’ve called “formatVarString”. Its takes a string as the first argument with n arguments after with which to perform variable substitution (returning variables as part of a string using parenthesis).

You can simply use {1}, {2}, {3} etc to reference variables in a string.

Usage

formatVarString('we love {1}.', 'jQuery4u');
//output: "we love jQuery4u."

formatVarString('{1} is a {2} aimed to help you learn {3}.', 'jQuery4u', 'blog', 'jQuery');
//output: "jQuery4u is a blog aimed to help you learn jQuery."

The jQuery Format Function

var JQUERY4U = {};
JQUERY4U.UTIL = {
formatVarString: function()
	{
		var args = [].slice.call(arguments);
		if(this.toString() != '[object Object]')
		{
			args.unshift(this.toString());
		}

		var pattern = new RegExp('{([1-' + args.length + '])}','g');
		return String(args[0]).replace(pattern, function(match, index) { return args[index]; });
	}
}
JQUERY4U.UTIL.formatVarString('{1} is a {2} aimed to help you learn {3}.', 'jQuery4u', 'blog', 'jQuery');
//output: "jQuery4u is a blog aimed to help you learn jQuery."