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perguntei como se faz, e me responderam rapidamente no xoops.org: <div class="xoopscode"><pre><samp><code> <? define("_usaid", "the $username said:"); // remember, is just a hypothetical sample! ?></code></samp></pre> resposta: <div class="xoopscode"><pre><samp><code> the way estou do this: define ('_usaid', '%s said:'); then when using it: $text = sprintf('_usaid', $username); you can use any of printf format specifiers with this. %s, %d, %f, etc... it is essential for some translations where word order can change.</code></samp></pre>