|<pre>string:format(
$format as xs:string,
$items inputs as item()...
) as xs:string</pre>
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| '''Summary'''
|Returns a formatted string. The remaining arguments specified by {{Code|$itemsinput}} are applied inserted to the {{Code|$format}} string, according to [https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Formatter.html#syntax Java’s printf syntax].
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| '''Errors'''