What does "%.1f" mean? learning about strings

[targetframed (target)]

so ive been reading up about strings but im not sure what “%.1f” means. i appreciate any help!

here is the line i was reading:

			print(string.format("%s is close (%.1f studs away)", otherPlr.Name, dist))

original post:

Best way of checking if you're near another player?

I would just loop through all the players and see how far you are. local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:wait() local root = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart") for _, otherPlayer in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do local otherCharacter = player.Character if not otherCharacter then continue end local otherRoot = character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") if not otherRoot then continue end local dist = (otherRo…

[Locard]

It just means to format the number as a floating number with 1 decimal place value. You can change that number to whatever will work for you as well:

print(string.format("The number: %.3f", 1.5352362631666))
-- > 1.535

Keep in mind that the result will be a string!

[targetframed (target)]

wow that makes a lot more sense now, thanks a million locard