How to create a string with format?

Question

I need to create a string with format which can convert int, long, double etc. types into string. Using Obj-C, I can do it via below way.

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Answer 1

I know a lot's of time has passed since this publish, but I've fallen in a similar situation and create a simples class to simplify my life.

public struct StringMaskFormatter {

    public var pattern              : String    = ""
    public var replecementChar      : Character = "*"
    public var allowNumbers         : Bool      = true
    public var allowText            : Bool      = false


    public init(pattern:String, replecementChar:Character="*", allowNumbers:Bool=true, allowText:Bool=true)
    {
        self.pattern            = pattern
        self.replecementChar    = replecementChar
        self.allowNumbers       = allowNumbers
        self.allowText          = allowText
    }


    private func prepareString(string:String) -> String {

        var charSet : NSCharacterSet!

        if allowText && allowNumbers {
            charSet = NSCharacterSet.alphanumericCharacterSet().invertedSet
        }
        else if allowText {
            charSet = NSCharacterSet.letterCharacterSet().invertedSet
        }
        else if allowNumbers {
            charSet = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().invertedSet
        }

        let result = string.componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(charSet)
        return result.joinWithSeparator("")
    }

    public func createFormattedStringFrom(text:String) -> String
    {
        var resultString = ""
        if text.characters.count > 0 && pattern.characters.count > 0
        {

            var finalText   = ""
            var stop        = false
            let tempString  = prepareString(text)

            var formatIndex = pattern.startIndex
            var tempIndex   = tempString.startIndex

            while !stop
            {
                let formattingPatternRange = formatIndex ..< formatIndex.advancedBy(1)

                if pattern.substringWithRange(formattingPatternRange) != String(replecementChar) {
                    finalText = finalText.stringByAppendingString(pattern.substringWithRange(formattingPatternRange))
                }
                else if tempString.characters.count > 0 {
                    let pureStringRange = tempIndex ..< tempIndex.advancedBy(1)
                    finalText = finalText.stringByAppendingString(tempString.substringWithRange(pureStringRange))
                    tempIndex = tempIndex.advancedBy(1)
                }

                formatIndex = formatIndex.advancedBy(1)

                if formatIndex >= pattern.endIndex || tempIndex >= tempString.endIndex {
                    stop = true
                }

                resultString = finalText

            }
        }

        return resultString
    }

}

The follow link send to the complete source code: https://gist.github.com/dedeexe/d9a43894081317e7c418b96d1d081b25

This solution was base on this article: http://vojtastavik.com/2015/03/29/real-time-formatting-in-uitextfield-swift-basics/