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-Here are more format flags:
+*Inserting strings: %s
+ Display("Your name is %s.", player.Name);
-  //add leading zeros (up to 4) if necessary:
+*Inserting letters: %c
-  cJack.Say("The new code is %04d", GetGlobalInt(99));
+  Display("%c is a letter.", mychar);
+or
+  Display("The first letter of the alphabet is the %c", 'A');
-  // (number) = Create a field (number) characters wide:
+*Inserting floats: %f
+  Display("%f is a floating point number.", myfloat);
+*Inserting integers: %d
+ Display("%d is a number.", myint);
+===Integer format flags===
+*Creating field (number) characters wide: %(number)d
   Display("Here comes %4d a test", 22); //=> Here comes   22 a test
- // - = Left justify:
+*Left justify: -
   Display("Here comes %-4d a test", 22); //=> Here comes 22   a test
- // 0 = Field is padded with 0's instead of blanks:
+*Padding field with 0's instead of blanks: 0
   Display("Here comes %04d a test", 22); //=> Here comes 0022 a test
- // + = Sign of number always shown:
+*Sign of number always shown: +
   Display("Here comes %+d a test", 22); //=> Here comes +22 a test
- // (blank) = Positive values begin with a blank:
+*Positive values begin with a blank: (blank)
   Display("Here comes % d a test", 22); //=> Here comes  22 a test
-Character to mask % symbol in strings: %
+==Displaying special characters==
+*Character to mask % symbol in strings: %
   Display("The %% is the percent symbol.");
-Character to mask quotemarks in strings: \
+*Character to mask quotemarks in strings: \
   Display("The \" is a quotemark.");
-Character for line breaks in strings: [
+*Character for line breaks in strings: [
   Display("The [ is a line break.");
-Character to mask [ in strings: \
+*Character to mask [ in strings: \
   Display("The \[ is a left brace.");
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