Re: printf() suggestion

Maybe it would be a good idea to use uppercase letters for all non-standard or php-specific printf() functionality? So %H and %U. Stanislav Malyshev wrote: > > MO>> For an example, this: > MO>> printf("%h,%u",$string1,$string2); > MO>> > MO>> would be a shorthand way of doing this: > MO>> printf("%s,%s",htmlspecialchars($string1),urlencode($string2)); > > Well, I'd think this, though non-standard, is not a bad addition. Only > problem the "u" character already has meaning in C printf - it's "unsigned > decimal". The "U" is free, though. > > MO>> *) easier to remember and shorter to type than htmlspecialchars() > MO>> *) maybe faster, especially if printf() is already being used > > Well, I don't think it'd be really faster, but that doesn't matter too > much. > > MO>> cons: > MO>> *) duplicates existing functionality > > THis is not much of a problem too. There are number of aliases in PHP > already. > > -- > Stanislav Malyshev stas@zend.com > +972-3-6139665 > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net> http://www.ispi.net/