Module:Util/strings/interpolate

interpolate(str, tbl)

Approximation of string interpolation

Parameters

• str

• tbl

Returns

• The formatted string.

Examples

#	Input	Output	Status
1	interpolate( "${wiki} is a ${franchise} encyclopedia that anyone can edit.", { wiki = "Zelda Wiki", franchise = "Zelda", } )	"Zelda Wiki is a Zelda encyclopedia that anyone can edit."

---

-- By http://lua-users.org/wiki/RiciLake
local function interpolate(str, tbl)
	local outStr = string.gsub(str, '($%b{})', function(w) 
		return tbl[w:sub(3, -2)] or w 
	end)
	return outStr
end

return interpolate