cvs: phpdoc /en/functions strings.xml

jimw Fri Dec 14 15:27:08 2001 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/functions strings.xml Log: print: &return.success;, add examples Index: phpdoc/en/functions/strings.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/functions/strings.xml:1.137 phpdoc/en/functions/strings.xml:1.138 --- phpdoc/en/functions/strings.xml:1.137 Fri Dec 14 15:09:33 2001 +++ phpdoc/en/functions/strings.xml Fri Dec 14 15:27:08 2001 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.137 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.138 $ --> <reference id="ref.strings"> <title>String functions</title> <titleabbrev>Strings</titleabbrev> @@ -1741,10 +1741,49 @@ </funcprototype> </funcsynopsis> <simpara> - Outputs <parameter>arg</parameter>. + Outputs <parameter>arg</parameter>. &return.success; </simpara> + <example> + <title><function>print</function> examples</title> + <programlisting role="php"> +<![CDATA[ +<?php +print("Hello World"); + +print "print() also works without parentheses."; + +print "This spans +multiple lines. The newlines will be +output as well"; + +print "This spans\nmultiple lines. The newlines will be\noutput as well."; + +print "escaping characters is done \"Like this\"." + +//You can use variables inside of an print statement +$foo = "foobar"; +$bar = "barbaz"; + +print "foo is $foo"; // foo is foobar + +// Using single quotes will print the variable name, not the value +print 'foo is $foo'; // foo is $foo + +// If you are not using any other characters, you can just print variables +print $foo; // foobar + +print <<<END +This uses the "here document" syntax to output +multiple lines with $variable interpolation. Note +that the here document terminator must appear on a +line with just a semicolon no extra whitespace! +END; +?> +]]> + </programlisting> + </example> <simpara> - See also: <function>echo</function>, <function>printf</function>, + See also <function>echo</function>, <function>printf</function>, and <function>flush</function>. </simpara> </refsect1>