When posting happy birthday messages to developers over social media I like to write it in code, just to be geeky. The following code will print the happy birthday song using PHP.
<?php
$string = '';
for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) {
$string .= "Happy birthday ";
if ($i != 2) {
$string .= "to you!\n";
} else {
$string .= "dear %s!\n";
}
}
print sprintf($string, 'name');This can be easily personalised by just changing the second parameter in the sprintf() function.
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Alternative:
function singHappyBirthday($nm) {
for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) {
printf("Happy birthday %s!\n", (2 === $i) ? "dear {$nm}" : "to you");
}
}
singHappyBirthday('name');
That's good! Thanks Stephan :)
Recursive alternative :P function singHappyBirthday($nm, $i = 0) { printf("Happy birthday %s!\n", (2 === $i) ? "dear {$nm}" : "to you"); return $i === 3 || singHappyBirthday($nm, ++$i);
}
singHappyBirthday('name');
Happiest wishes to you on this special day!!!
Thank for the tips
<?php
$string = '';
for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) {
$string .= "Happy birthday ";
if ($i != 2) {
$string .= "to you!\n";
} else {
$string .= "dear %s!\n";
}
}
print sprintf($string, 'name');