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Internationalized List Formatting
The Intl.ListFormat object enables language-sensitive list formatting, automatically handling separators and conjunctions like 'and' or 'or' based on the locale.
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const items = ['HTML', 'CSS', 'JavaScript'];const enFormatter = new Intl.ListFormat('en', {style: 'long',type: 'conjunction'});const deFormatter = new Intl.ListFormat('de', {style: 'short',type: 'disjunction'});console.log(enFormatter.format(items)); // "HTML, CSS, and JavaScript"console.log(deFormatter.format(items)); // "HTML, CSS oder JavaScript"
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new Intl.ListFormat('en', ...)
Initializes a formatter for the English language with specific styling.
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type: 'disjunction'
Specifies that the list items are alternatives (using 'or' instead of 'and').