[#bsl-format-0e] = xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::format :relfileprefix: ../ :mrdocs: Format the specified `args` according to the specification given by the specified `fmtStr`, using the specified `alloc` to supply memory (if required), and return the result. In the event of an error throw the exception `format_error`. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslfmt_format.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- template<class... t_ARGS> xref:bsl/string.adoc[bsl::string] format( xref:bsl/allocator-0df.adoc[allocator<char>] alloc, format_string<t_ARGS...> fmtStr, t_ARGS&&... args); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#