At 8:51 AM -0400 4/3/07, Ken Robinson wrote:
At 08:43 AM 4/3/2007, tedd wrote:
I'm not sure if what you are saying includes this, but I use double
quotes all the time in php for producing html. For example:
[1] echo("$myResult <br/>");
[2] echo('<a href="mydomain.com/mywidget.php" >$myResult</a>');
The use of double quotes in [1] allows me to print something
without having to use the dot operator.
How you write number [1] comes down to personal preference. I'd
rather write it as:
echo $myResult . '<br/>';
In number [2], I hope you realize that the string '$myResult' will
be treated as a static string and will not be evaluated.
Also, since "echo" is a language construct and not a function, the
parenthesis are not required.
1. Yeah, you're right. In that example I have to put in those escape
operators to get it to work correctly. But in my defense, I was
typing code on the fly -- it was the topic and not the syntax I was
addressing.
echo("<a href=\"mydomain.com/mywidget.php\" >$myResult</a>");
2. Yes, echo is language construct and not a function, but my
personal preference is to use the parentheses. It makes it easier
for me to read and I know if I want to send it more than one
parameter, then I can't use parentheses. But, my simplistic approach
to problems usually finds another way.
Cheers,
tedd
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