Re[3]: [PHP] print vs heredoc

Hi, Tuesday, July 8, 2003, 5:22:04 PM, you wrote: TR> Hi, >>> btw what would be nice is a print_raw command that does no >>> parsing just sends the stuff :) >>> (Would be good for template systems where you know there is no php >>> hidden in there.) ... might gain a couple of micro seconds PO>> I believe this is called "breaking out of PHP mode PO>> and into HTML mode", which can be done anywhere, at PO>> any time. PO>> Regards, PO>> Philip TR> No .. what I was talking about is echoing a variable that contains no TR> php TR> $test = 'Hi there'; TR> echo $test; TR> $test will get parsed (i believe) looking for stuff to interpolate. TR> Could be a waste of time in some cases where $test is large. TR> But again probably insignificant with regard to actual time to get it TR> to the client. TR> -- TR> regards, TR> Tom Ok I think I have succeeded in confusing myself :) It seems the interpolation is done at the time of assignment and not the actual echo.. -- regards, Tom