note 63143 added to function.printf

for arrays, there is vprintf(); alternatively, if you have it all in one array (including the format), this will do the trick: <?php $goodevil = array ('There is a difference between %s and %s', 'good', 'evil'); echo vprintf(array_shift($goodevil),$goodevil); ?> and without mangling your array, you might use call_user_func_array: <?php $goodevil = array ('There is a difference between %s and %s', 'good', 'evil'); echo call_user_func_array('sprintf',$goodevil); ?> ---- Server IP: 83.137.20.120 Probable Submitter: 82.134.132.149 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.printf.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/note/edit/63143 Del: integrated -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63143/integrated Del: useless -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63143/useless Del: bad code -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63143/bad+code Del: spam -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63143/spam Del: non-english -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63143/non-english Del: in docs -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63143/in+docs Del: other reasons-- http://master.php.net/note/delete/63143 Reject -- http://master.php.net/note/reject/63143 Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php