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# format(_:)

Creates a locale-aware string representation of the value.

```
func format(_ value: Base) -> String
```

## Parameters

`value`

The sequence of elements to format.

## Return Value

A string representation of the provided sequence.

## Discussion

The [`format(_:)`](/documentation/Foundation/ListFormatStyle/format(_:)) instance method generates a string from the provided sequence. Once you create a style, you can use it to format similar sequences multiple times. For example:

```swift
let percentStyle = ListFormatStyle<IntegerFormatStyle.Percent, [Int]>(memberStyle: .percent)
percentStyle.format([92, 98]) // 92% and 98%
percentStyle.format([67, 72, 99]) // 67%, 72%, and 99%
```

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