`${(%)…}`: Expand as prompt

Expands all % escapes in the same way as in prompts. %% is enabling full prompt expansion.

Examples

Print username, TTY, and machine using prompt expansion

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message='User "%n" on TTY "%l" on machine "%M"'
echo ${(%)message}

Output:

`1`	`User "UserName" on TTY "pts/1" on machine "MachineName"`

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