This format string style builds upon the original new style format strings, with the addition of brackets that embed the underlying format strings.
The format string format is the legacy format string
embedded in !&{...}.
The format string format is the legacy format string
embedded in !#{...}
The format string format is the same as the first
generation. Instead of just having a prefix, the
strfmon() format string is embedded in
!${...}
Formatting monetary values uses strfmon().
See
strfmon(3)
To print the correct currency name, the locale must be set for the report. Only one locale can be set, so a single currency name will be used for every value using monetary formatting.
The format string format is embedded in
!@{...}. Formatting a datetime value uses
strftime().
Examples for using these in the Text element format attribute can be found in the Format attribute examples.