# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2007-01-04 05:25:58 -0500: > On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 10:54 +0000, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > > > > echo $blah . "\n" is *not* equivalent to printf("%s\n", $blah) > > Hmmmm, could you explain to me how it is different? I would always use > the former unless I specifically needed formatting provided by printf(), > and since there no formatting in the above printf() the echo to the best > of my knowledge is indeed equivalent.
That was a early-morning brainfart from me: I was thinking about the real code, which uses return sprintf('%s', $any); It could be return (string) $any; but I prefer the sprintf() for the same reason I prefer C++-style casts in C++ over C-style casts. -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php