Interpolate a constant (not variable) into 'heredoc'

Question

Consider:

<?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?

Answer 1

You can also approach the problem by assigning the value of the constant to a variable.

Personally I do it that way because if you have lots of constants in your string then your sprintf() call can be quite messy. It's also then harder to scan through the string and see what is doing what. Plus, by assigning the variables individually, you can see what is taking on what value.

An example would be:

$const = CONST; $variable = VARIABLE; $foo = (new Foo)->setFooProperty(12)->getFooProperty(); $bar = (123 - 456) * 10; $ten = 1 + 2 + 1 + (5 - 4); <<<EOD Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, **$variable** adipiscing elit. Duis gravida aliquet dolor quis gravida. Nullam viverra urna a velit laoreet, et ultrices purus condimentum. Ut risus tortor, facilisis sed porta eget, semper a augue. Sed adipiscing erat non sapien commodo volutpat. Vestibulum nec lectus sed elit dictum accumsan vel adipiscing libero. **$const** vehicula molestie sapien. Ut fermentum quis risus ut pellentesque. Proin in dignissim erat, eget molestie lorem. Mauris pretium aliquam eleifend. **$foo** vitae sagittis dolor, quis sollicitudin leo. Etiam congue odio sit amet sodales aliquet. Etiam elementum auctor tellus, quis pharetra leo congue at. Maecenas sit amet ultricies neque. Nulla luctus enim libero, eget elementum tellus suscipit eu. Suspendisse tincidunt arcu at arcu molestie, a consequat velit elementum. Ut et libero purus. Sed et magna vel elit luctus rhoncus. Praesent dapibus consectetur tortor, vel **$bar** mauris ultrices id. Mauris pulvinar nulla vitae ligula iaculis ornare. Praesent posuere scelerisque ligula, id tincidunt metus sodales congue. Curabitur lectus urna, porta sed molestie ut, mollis vitae libero. Vivamus vulputate congue **$ten**. EOD; 

Answer 2

Use sprintf()

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