Alternative function to paste

Question

Is there a function that can be an alternative to paste ? I would like to know if something like this exists in R:

> buildString ( \"Hi {1}, Have a very nice         


        

Answer 1

The sprintf function is one approach as others have mentioned, here is another approach using the gsubfn package:

> library(gsubfn)
> who <- "Tom"
> time <- "day"
> fn$paste("Hi $who, have a nice $time")
[1] "Hi Tom, have a nice day"