[PHP] Problem when displaying the $ character

Through php, I run a function that creates a list of items in a select menu as follows: select name=menu option value=? echo $item1; ?Item 1/option option value=? echo $item2; ?Item 2/option /select but here is how the source code looks: select name=menu option value= item1Item 1/option option

Re: [PHP] Problem when displaying the $ character

This assumption is incorrect, these are just variables that most likely contain unwanted whitespace, such as a \n. Consider using trim() beforehand. ?php echo trim($item1) ? Maybe I misunderstand your question. Also, no need for when printing variables directly like that. echo $foo;

Re: [PHP] Problem when displaying the $ character

Hi, try this: ? echo select name=\menu\ option value=\$item1\Item 1/option option value=\$item2\Item 2/option /select; ? I hope this can help you. Cheers On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 11:08:27AM -0700, Dominik wrote: Through php, I run a function that creates a list of items in a select menu as

RE: [PHP] Problem when displaying the $ character

] Problem when displaying the $ character Hi, try this: ? echo select name=\menu\ option value=\$item1\Item 1/option option value=\$item2\Item 2/option /select; ? I hope this can help you. Cheers On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 11:08:27AM -0700, Dominik wrote: Through php, I run a function that creates