Posted by Richard Heyes on 10/21/41 11:32

Robert Cummings wrote:
> 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';

Readability is in the eye of the beholder.

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Richard Heyes
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