Re: python dictionary-like % (percent) substitution in php (was: Good idea in % (percent) substitutions in string)

From: Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:41:45 +0000
Subject: Re: python dictionary-like % (percent) substitution in php (was: Good idea in % (percent) substitutions in string)
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At 16:35 28-08-01, Jo Giraerts wrote:
This is already possible in php, though with the following simple function.. // function to read a file with php-vars in as a string // $predefined_vars: an array ("varname" => "value"). all the // variablenames defined in this array can be used in the bodyfile. // They will receive the respective values. This makes personalising // the mailes easier.. function file_as_body($filename, $predefined_vars) {
      $ar = file($filename);
      extract($predefined_vars);
      foreach ($ar as $number => $line)
      {
         eval("\$ar2[] = \"$line\";");
Yikes, is there any reason that's not simply $ar2[] = $line;? Anyway, how does it give the same functionality as the suggest aprintf()? Zeev

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