using ($test)?$true:$false in a string

Hi Is it possible to use the ($test)?$true:$false construction in a (double quoted) string without dropping out of the string and concatenating? I have many lines like: $var = "first part of string ".(($a==$b)?$c:$d)." rest of string"; 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"; Cheers Dylan