Questions tagged [string-formatting]

Often used to describe a variety of techniques for converting and showcasing numerous data types in a string.

Finding the length of a string in PHP

I need to truncate text at the end of the line without causing a page break. Normally, this is easy with Arial font because all characters are the same size. However, I am using a font where characters like 'i' and 'w' have very different sizes, making it ...

What is causing the error message stating that the DateTime class object cannot be converted to a string?

I found this code snippet on a programming forum function increaseDate($date_str, ${ $date = new DateTime($date_str); $start_day = $date->format('j'); $date->modify("+{$months} month"); $end_day = $date->format('j'); if ...

Tips for displaying only the decimal component in heatmap annotation floats

I have decimal floats and I'm only concerned with the numbers after the decimal point, as the integer part is irrelevant for my problem. When displaying these numbers on seaborn plots, I need to use string formatting. Currently, I am using '0.2f' to show ...