03282005 1719 GMT-6
When you have a tag that doesnt have a corresponding end tag, like <p>
and </p> compared to <br />, you put the a space and then the slash to
indicate that this is the end.
You would also use this at
<input type="submit />
Its not specific to php, but a HTML characteristic.
Robert wrote:
>Ok I searhed for this in the english version of the php manual but
>could not find the answer. Often when I am reading a coding example I
>see code of the type <br /> With the backslash BEHIND the Closing HTML
>tag and with a space inbetween the tag and the backslash. This seems
>backward fromt he way I learned html coding. Is the something special
>to php and if so what does it do. As I said I searched the manual
>for ,<space> />,backslash, and "/>" But none of the hits seemed to
>descript that syntax.
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