Live Demo: Apply Multiple Placeholders to Same Argument with sprintf()

 
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    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Apply Multiple Placeholders to Same Argument with sprintf()</title>
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<?php
// Sample string
$str = 'star';
$format = 'The polar %1$s is the brightest %1$s in the sky.';
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// Formatting and print the string
echo sprintf($format, $str);
?>
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