April 6, 2012

Interpolate constant (not variable) into heredoc?

Question by Michael

<?php
   define('my_const', 100);
   echo <<<MYECHO
      <p>The value of my_const is {my_const}.</p>
MYECHO;
?>

If i put a variable inside the braces it prints out. But not the constant. How can I do it?
Thank’s!

Answer by Starx

Use sprintf()

define('my_const', 100);
$string = <<< heredoc
      <p>The value of my_const is %s.</p>
heredoc;

$string = sprintf($string, my_const);

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