[PHP] how do I use "<" and "<" with eval()?

[John A. Grant]

I'm not having an easy time understanding the discussion
in the doc for eval().

I want to read this string from a file:
    xxx <?php somefunc("yyy",3); ?> zzz

and then "run" it.

I tried this code:
    <?php
     function somefunc($text,$n)
     {
        for($i=0;$i<$n;$i++){
            echo $text;
        }
    }
    $string='xxx <?php somefunc("yyy",3); ?> zzz';
    eval($string);
    ?>

but I get
"Parse error:  parse error in eval.php(11) : eval()'d code on line 1

Do I have to use &lt; and &gt; in place of "<" & ">"? I tried
several combinations, but I still get the same error.

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