How can we use Text or String formatting in ServiceNow?

[subhadeep1618]

Hello Everyone,

Do we have any nice way to format strings in ServiceNow scripts?

I am looking for something like the following:

var field1 = 'xyz';

var field2 = 'abc';

var output = "Welcome {0} to {1} instance".format(field1, field2);

OR

var output = "Welcome ${field1} to ${field2}";

Any help will be much appreciated.

[Community Alums]

Hi @subhadeep1618 ,

Please refer to these threads:

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/issue-with-formatting-date-on-target-field-via-...

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/format-string-field-to-phone-number-format/m-p/...

[Mark Manders]

Yes, you can. Question is where you want to show this, but you can script the format of a string field.

[Satishkumar B · Accepted solution]

Hi @subhadeep1618 

you can format strings using custom methods. You can extend the String prototype to include a format method for indexed placeholders:
check the below code:

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[Max Nowak]

Yes, like this:

var firstname = 'John';
var lastname = 'Doe';
gs.info('This is a message for {0} {1}', [firstname, lastname]);