Req #68249 [Opn->Sus]: Implement another string delimiter as alternative to double quotes

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68249&edit=1 ID: 68249 Updated by: stas@php.net Reported by: work at web-sav dot de Summary: Implement another string delimiter as alternative to double quotes -Status: Open +Status: Suspended Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for your interest in PHP and for submitting a feature request. Please be aware that due to the magnitude of change this request requires, it would be necessary to discuss it on PHP Internals list (internals@lists.php.net) as an RFC. Please read the guide about creating RFCs here: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto If you haven't had experience with writing RFCs before, it is advised to seek guidance on the Internals list (http://php.net/mailing-lists.php) and/or solicit help from one of the experienced developers. Please to not consider this comment as a negative view on the merits of your proposal - every proposal which requires changes of certain magnitude, even the very successful and widely supported ones, must be done through the RFC process. This helps make the process predictable, transparent and accessible to all developers. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-08-08 14:14:50] cmb@php.net FWIW, you can also do $html = sprintf('<a href="%s">%s</a>', $url, $label); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-10-17 07:48:06] work at web-sav dot de Description: ------------ How to merge together HTML/JS/SQL and PHP inside non-view scripts: // looks messy $htmlSingle = '<a href="' . {$url} . '">' . {$label} . '</a>'; // good, but needs to be escaped $htmlDouble = "<a href=\"{$url}\">{$label}</a>; // breaks code clearity (especially inside classes) $htmlHeredoc = <<<HTML <a href="{$url}">{$label}</a> HTML; None of the above solutions are really perfect for solving one of the most common task in PHP. So a mixture of the heredoc syntax (code injection for phpstorm) and the double quotes (one liners) would be perfect imo. Maybe something like this: // without code injection feature $html = :|<a href="{url}">{$label}</a>|; // with code injection $html = :HTML|<a href="{url}">{$label}</a>|; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68249&edit=1