Posted by ZeldorBlat on 07/04/07 00:54

On Jul 3, 8:06 pm, Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote:
> I notice that many examples in the manual use sprintf in constructing
> database query strings. Is this just style, or are there some serious
> advantages to sprintf over concatenating the string, assuming in both
> cases that the variable parts of the string are properly sanitized?
>
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Just style. Personally I don't like the whole sprintf thing and
prefer concatenation. Others prefer to put everything in double-
quotes so variables are automatically inserted. It's all personal
preference.

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