> > First thought on that topic is a kind of printf > > <printf property="" refids="" format=""/> > > where > > property takes the name of the new created property > > refids takes a list of (:,;) separated names of properties > > format takes the format string like in printf > > > > That would be much more powerful than these predefined formats. > > > > I like that idea, but still think offering a simpler task > that has some > predefined formats is a good thing. I can't count the times I > got a sprintf > format wrong, or had to sit there and play a while till I got > what I wanted. > Even after reading the docs for sprintf. > > -- Larry
Ok, an additional attribute <sprint ... preformat=""/> could do that. Advantage would be to have the same task. Jan
