Function Format

A Function Format is a Software Function that transforms data to a specific format.

• AKA: Data Formatting Operation.
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• Example(s):
  • str.format(), a function in Python performs a String Formatting Operation.
  • Format is a function in Common Lisp that can produce formatted text.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Disk Formatting Operation.
• See: Multics, Printf Format String, Lisp Machine Lisp.

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References

2018a

• (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Format_(Common_Lisp) Retrieved:2018-3-18.
  • Format is a function in Common Lisp that can produce formatted text using a format string similar to the printf format string. It provides more functionality than printf, allowing the user to output numbers in English, apply certain format specifiers only under certain conditions, iterate over data structures, and output in a tabular format. This functionally originates in MIT's Lisp Machine Lisp, where it was based on Multics ioa_.

2018b

• (Python Docs, 2018) ⇒ "6.1.2. String Formatting”. In "The Python Standard Library" Retrieved:2018-3-18.
  • QUOTE: The built-in string class provides the ability to do complex variable substitutions and value formatting via the format() method described in PEP 3101. The Formatter class in the string module allows you to create and customize your own string formatting behaviors using the same implementation as the built-in format() method.

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