RE: [PHP] jumping between php and html or using echo for printing html-tags.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: floatval() in /home/dae51d/public_html/examples/echotest.php on line 14 > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Shiflett [mailto:shiflett@php.net] > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:40 PM > To: anders thoresson; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] jumping between php and html or using echo > for printing html-tags. > > > --- anders thoresson <listor@thoresson.net> wrote: > > Which is more efficient: > > Your first method is more efficient according to my quick > test, though I find myself preferring the second when I > write code due to the readability advantages. The > difference is small, however. Here is the code I used to > test, so you can try it out (and verify my method of > testing) for yourself: > > <? > $foo = 'bar'; > > # TIME FIRST METHOD > list($microseconds, $seconds) = explode(' ', microtime()); > $start_time = floatval($seconds) + floatval($microseconds); > for ($i = 0; $i < 100; $i++) > { > echo "a href=\"" . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . "?action=" . > $foo . "\">\n"; > } > list($microseconds, $seconds) = explode(' ', microtime()); > $end_time = floatval($seconds) + floatval($microseconds); > $total_time_first = $end_time - $start_time; > > # TIME SECOND METHOD > list($microseconds, $seconds) = explode(' ', microtime()); > $start_time = floatval($seconds) + floatval($microseconds); > for ($i = 0; $i < 100; $i++) > { > ?> > <a href="<? echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>?action=<? echo > $foo; ?>"> > <? > } > list($microseconds, $seconds) = explode(' ', microtime()); > $end_time = floatval($seconds) + floatval($microseconds); > $total_time_second = $end_time - $start_time; > > # OUTPUT RESULTS > echo "<p>First method took " . $total_time_first . " > seconds</p>\n"; > echo "<p>Second method took " . $total_time_second . " > seconds</p>\n"; > ?> > > Chris > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >