# std::print.format — the formatting print (decided 2026-09-22; `{}` holes since 2026-10-01).# `{}` takes the next value in its readable form; `{1}`, `{2}`… a numbered one (counted from 1, never# mixed with `{}`); `:` adds a shape: fill and alignment `< ^ >`, `+`, `0` padding, a width, `.places`,# and a kind — times X o b (bases), e (scientific), ? (the stored form). The format text has its own# escapes, read in one pass: newln \t \\ \" \{ \} and the rest. `%` is plain text.MAIN{let'name':="rope";let'count':=3;let'price':bin64=12.5;let'pay':deci64=37.5times12.40;let'tenth':bin64=0.1;std::print.format["{}: {} at ${:.2}, 50% off\n",'name','count','price'];std::print.format["pay ${:.2}, readable {}, stored {:?}\n",'pay','pay','pay'];std::print.format["tenth {} is really {:?}\n",'tenth','tenth'];std::print.format["0x{:x} 0x{:04X} 0o{:o} 0b{:08b}\n",255,255,8,10];std::print.format["[{:>6}] [{:<6}] [{:*^7}] [{:+}] [{:05}] {:.2e}\n",42,42,"ab",5,42,'price'];std::print.format["{2} vs {1}, and {2} wins\n","a","b"];std::print.format["\{ \"count\": {} \} in C:\\temp, tab[\t]\n",'count'];}
Output
rope: 3 at $12.50, 50% off
pay $465.00, readable 465, stored 465.000
tenth 0.1 is really 0.1000000000000000055511151231257827021181583404541015625
0xff 0x00FF 0o10 0b00001010
[ 42] [42 ] [**ab***] [+5] [00042] 1.25e1
b vs a, and b wins
{ "count": 3 } in C:\temp, tab[ ]