Doc #72865 [Asn->Csd]: describe difference to echo (with example ideally)

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72865&edit=1 ID: 72865 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: flashfee at gmx dot net Summary: describe difference to echo (with example ideally) -Status: Assigned +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-08-17 13:51:54] cmb@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cmb Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=339895 Log: Fix #72865: describe difference to echo (with example ideally) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-08-17 13:44:23] cmb@php.net The only relevant difference is that print accepts only one argument, while echo accepts a comma separated list of arguments. As of PHP 7.0.0 both statements compile to the same opcode, namely ZEND_ECHO, see <https://3v4l.org/lncp9/vld#output>. Formerly, they had different opcodes (ZEND_ECHO and ZEND_PRINT), but ZEND_PRINT forwarded to ZEND_ECHO, which might have made print slightly slower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-08-17 12:48:33] flashfee at gmx dot net Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.print --- Both echo and print output a string. The similiarity and differences should be described. (syntax, performance, buffering, alias ..???) I use 'print' when I'm programming in Perl, I use echo when programming in PHP. Now I learned there is also 'print' in PHP? So can I just forget 'echo' and always use print? :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72865&edit=1