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Definition

String formatting refers to the process of constructing and customizing textual output. It involves inserting variables and values into a predefined text template. It is useful for creating readable and structured text representations.

You can output text and a variable value using an already known method (the + operator):

main.cs


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using System;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
			int number = 10;
			Console.WriteLine("The value is: " + number);
        }
    }
}

However there are better and more suitable methods for string formatting which can also handle complex cases. The first method is by using the placeholder syntax. To understand this syntax we will use the Console.WriteLine method:

main.cs


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using System;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
			int val1 = 10;
			int val2 = 20;
			int val3 = 30;
			Console.WriteLine("The values are: {0}, {1} and {2}", val1, val2, val3);
        }
    }
}

In the above code we insert placeholders in the string where values are to be inserted. The syntax of a placeholder is a number (index) enclosed in curly brackets {index} and the value index starts from 0. When the output string is generated, the placeholders are filled with the corresponding values that are passed as additional arguments to the Console.WriteLine method.

Note

Arguments are the values we pass into a function or command. For-example, in Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", 100);, the terms "Value: {0}" and 100 are values.

There is another much simpler method of formatting strings. You can use the $ character to indicate that a string is a formatted string and directly insert values inside it using the curly brackets ({}):

Using this syntax, you can also generate and store formatted strings into string variables.

main.cs


              12345678910111213141516
            
using System;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
			int val1 = 10;
			int val2 = 20;
			int val3 = 30;
			string text = $"The values are: {val1}, {val2} and {val3}";
			Console.WriteLine(text);
        }
    }
}

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