From: gltewalt@... (illocutionist)
Date: 2004-06-06T08:58:40+09:00
Subject: Re: What is the equivalent of Python's "%s" % "MyString"?

"Sam Sungshik Kong" <ssk@chol.nospam.net> wrote in message news:<rMmvc.63963$Wf7.46733@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>...
> Thanks to all who replied to my question.
> 
> I want to mention one thing.
> One drawback of ruby's #{name} mechanism is that the variable 'name' must
> exist before I setup the format and another drawback is that when I setup
> the format the result string is already made (returned) and cannot be
> delayed (if I'm correct...).
> Sometimes I want to make the format first, especially when I write scripts
> for web pages with python (now ruby :-)).
> 
> In python for ASP, for instance, I frequently write the following style
> code.
> 
> html = """
>     <tr>
>         <td>%(name)s</td>
>         <td>%(age)d</td>
>     </tr>
> """
> di = {
>     "name": get_name_from_db(),
>     "age": get_age_from_db()
> }
> Response.Write(html % di)
> 
> Well, I may change the sequence (get the values first and setup the
> formatting string).
> However, in the above case, formatting is outer bound and the values are
> details.
> My brain feels more comfortable in this way...;^)
> 
> Sam
> 
> 
> 

what about?...

require 'ostruct'
di = OpenStruct.new

html = """
  <tr>
     <td>%s</td>
     <td>%d</td>
  </tr>
"""

Response.Write(html % [di.name = "Sam", di.age = 34])

Or, something similar to that.