My personal favourite is to use an array. It's much cleaner syntax IMO...it is very easy to miss a '.' on a '.=', and introduce a nasty bug.
$wresult = array(); foreach ($search_string as $word_result) { $wresult[] = $word_result; } echo join('', $wresult); or in php 4.3 echo join($wresult); -- Peter James Editor-in-Chief, php|architect Magazine [EMAIL PROTECTED] php|architect The Magazine for PHP Professionals http://www.phparch.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Giddings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Micah Montoy'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:00 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] string concatenation from array > Use the "." concatenation operator. : ) > > > $wresult = ""; > > foreach ($search_string as $word_result) { > $wresult = $wresult . " " . $word_result; > } > echo $wresult; > > > Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Micah Montoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:58 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PHP] string concatenation from array > > > > I'm having a bit of difficulty getting a string to attach to itself > from > > an > > array. Here is the bit of code I'm working on. > > > > $wresult = ""; > > > > foreach ($search_string as $word_result){ > > $wresult = $wresult & " " & $word_result; > > } > > > > echo ("$wresult"); > > > > Anyone see why when I run through each part of the array, it won't > attach > > the next string and so on? > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 8/4/2003 > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 8/4/2003 > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php