note 42598 added to function.vsprintf

vsprintf() accepts arrays with any keys, so the array_shift() technique is unnecessary when writing a printf-type function. Any parameters you require are easily unset from the array you retrieve with func_get_args(): <?php function mysprintf($format) { $args = func_get_args(); unset($args[0]); /* get rid of "$format" */ return vsprintf($format, $args); } /* I use this technique in production code as follows: */ function logf($target, $string) { $args = func_get_args(); unset($args[0], $args[1]); fprintf($GLOBALS['config']['logtargets'][$target], "[%s] %s\n", date('H:i'), wordwrap(vsprintf($string, $args), 75, '\n\r ')); } /* e.g.: logf(DEBUG, "Oops! %s", mysql_error()); */ ?> array_shift() and other costly array operations aren't required, as far as I know. I could be wrong. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.vsprintf.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+42598 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+42598&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+42598&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php