Intl.ListFormat
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since April 2021.
The Intl.ListFormat
object enables language-sensitive list formatting.
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Constructor
Intl.ListFormat()
-
Creates a new
Intl.ListFormat
object.
Static methods
Intl.ListFormat.supportedLocalesOf()
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Returns an array containing those of the provided locales that are supported without having to fall back to the runtime's default locale.
Instance properties
These properties are defined on Intl.ListFormat.prototype
and shared by all Intl.ListFormat
instances.
Intl.ListFormat.prototype.constructor
-
The constructor function that created the instance object. For
Intl.ListFormat
instances, the initial value is theIntl.ListFormat
constructor. Intl.ListFormat.prototype[Symbol.toStringTag]
-
The initial value of the
[Symbol.toStringTag]
property is the string"Intl.ListFormat"
. This property is used inObject.prototype.toString()
.
Instance methods
Intl.ListFormat.prototype.format()
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Returns a language-specific formatted string representing the elements of the list.
Intl.ListFormat.prototype.formatToParts()
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Returns an array of objects representing the different components that can be used to format a list of values in a locale-aware fashion.
Intl.ListFormat.prototype.resolvedOptions()
-
Returns a new object with properties reflecting the locale and style formatting options computed during the construction of the current
Intl.ListFormat
object.
Examples
Using format
The following example shows how to create a List formatter using the English language.
const list = ["Motorcycle", "Bus", "Car"];
console.log(
new Intl.ListFormat("en-GB", { style: "long", type: "conjunction" }).format(
list,
),
);
// Motorcycle, Bus and Car
console.log(
new Intl.ListFormat("en-GB", { style: "short", type: "disjunction" }).format(
list,
),
);
// Motorcycle, Bus or Car
console.log(
new Intl.ListFormat("en-GB", { style: "narrow", type: "unit" }).format(list),
);
// Motorcycle Bus Car
Using formatToParts
The following example shows how to create a List formatter returning formatted parts
const list = ["Motorcycle", "Bus", "Car"];
console.log(
new Intl.ListFormat("en-GB", {
style: "long",
type: "conjunction",
}).formatToParts(list),
);
// [ { "type": "element", "value": "Motorcycle" },
// { "type": "literal", "value": ", " },
// { "type": "element", "value": "Bus" },
// { "type": "literal", "value": ", and " },
// { "type": "element", "value": "Car" } ];
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Internationalization API Specification # listformat-objects |
Browser compatibility
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