Posted by Robert Cummings on 09/30/56 11:32

On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 09:42, Chris Boget wrote:
> >> and I feel it would be more elegant to be able to do something like:
> >> $var ="first part of string {(($a==$b)?$c:$d)} rest of string";
> > $templateStr = 'first part of string %s rest of string';
> > $outputStr = sprintf($templateStr, (($a==$b)?$c:$d));
>
> That is so totally slick! I'm definitely going to have to remember this
> neat little trick! :)

That's like using a bulldozer to tidy your living room. Why not use the
following even more readable style (and more efficient)?

$outputStr =
'first part of string '
.($a == $b ? $c : $d)
.' rest of string';

Cheers,
Rob.
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