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

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'; Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'