How can I incorporate a variable into a string?

Question

How can I incorporate a variable into a string, so that the result is a longer string that includes the contents of a given variable?

For example, I have a variable called apple and its value is "Arlington Pippin" (it's a type of apple). I'd like to end up with a phrase that reads:

There is an Arlington Pippin.

How could I accomplish this?

Answer 1

If you‘ve got a multi-lingual site (or even if you don’t), you can pass variables into strings with the |t filter:

{{ "Welcome back, {name}"|t( {'name': currentUser.name} ) }}

(See http://buildwithcraft.com/help/static-translations for details on how you can use the |t filter to translate your text.)

Answer 2

I know three ways:

• Using format() (look for type specifiers)

  {% set string = "There is an %s."|format("apple") %}
  

• Using string interpolation (assuming that apple="apple")

  {% set string = "There is an #{apple}." %}
  

• Using string concatenation (assuming that apple="apple")

  {% set string = "There is an " ~ apple %}