sprintf

It is available to you in PHP versions: 4, 5, and 7.

Syntax

string sprintf ( 
	string $string_pattern,
	[, mixed $placeholder_value 
	[, mixed $... ]]
);

PHP manual

Description

This PHP function replaces the placeholders in a string with the specified values and returns the formatted string. The placeholders begin with a percent sign (%) and are allowed by the format, e.g. s (for string), d (for integer), and f (for floating point). The function replaces out each placeholder with its associated value, as specified by:

• The specific order identified in the placeholder syntax, e.g. %2$s says give me the second $placeholder_value
• Matching the placeholder order with the order of the values.

Parameters

string_pattern

The string pattern which holds the placeholders to be populated when running this function.

placeholder_value

optional The first placeholder value.

...

optional Additional placeholder values, comma-separated.

Return Values

Returns formatted string.