PHP : array in Format part to sprintf or vprintf

Question

Student of PHP Even Now ! Searched for this but haven't got any answer So posting the Q

i know about

sprintf ( string format [, mixed args])

sprintf Description :Returns a string produced according to the formatting string format.

and

vsprintf ( string format, array args)

Though these are pretty good enough i just ran through a problem

is there any simple way to (i mean a pretty good than iteration and sprintf each)
"Returns an array produced according to the formatting array format. " ( Desc:copied from sprintf )

i have a general $product array

$product = array( 
           "p_id" => '%s', 
           "u_price" => '%s', 
           "qty" => '%d'
          );

   $newProductArray1= sprintf_special($product,"Tomato","30","12");
   $newProductArray2= sprintf_special($product,"Carrot","20","10");

So that

 $newProductArray1= ( 
               "p_id" => 'Tomato', 
               "u_price" => '30', 
               "qty" => '12'
              )

$newProductArray2= ( 
               "p_id" => 'Carrot', 
               "u_price" => '20', 
               "qty" => '10'
              )

NB: i don't want to make a product class though! :)

Answer 1

Sounds like you're after array_combine, see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-combine.php.

So in your case:

$product_keys = array( 
           "p_id", 
           "u_price", 
           "qty"
          );

$newProductArray1= array_combine($product_keys, array("Tomato","30","12"));
$newProductArray2= array_combine($product_keys, array('Carrot', '20', '10'));