RE: [PHP] echo's "here document" syntax
| From: | Dan Joseph | Date: | Wed, 14 May 2003 14:00:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] echo's "here document" syntax | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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Hi,
> echo <<<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;
> Does anybody know the history of this method? "here document"
> wha? Where'd
I don't know the history, but that method is like using:
print qq|
sdlkjsdjlks whole bunch of stuf fhere ....
|;
.. in Perl. You can replace the | with any character you want.
-Dan Joseph