Re: TAB Syntax

From:	Lars Torben Wilson	Date:	Tue, 29 Jun 2004 22:41:42 +0000
Subject:	Re: TAB Syntax
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Harlequin wrote:

I know I'm probably going to get flamed for this but it is only a development site but I am having some trouble getting the syntax right for using the tab when echoing information. My current command is: print_r("Host: $host User: $user Password: $password"); I've tried: print_r("Host: \t$host User: $user Password: $password"); and god knows what else with the brackets etc. Any ideas...?

It's expected behaviour, when outputting to a web browser. Browsers fold multiple whitespaces together. The two examples above should display identically. Try wrapping the above outputs in <pre> tags, though, to see the difference: <?php $host = 'localhost'; $user = 'torben'; $password = 'none'; echo "The next two examples should display identically "; echo "Host: $host User: $user Password: $password "; echo "Host: \t$host User: $user Password: $password "; echo "Host:

$host<br>User:             $user<br>Password: $password<br>";

echo "Host: \t$host User:\n\n\t\n$user Password: $password "; echo "<hr>The next two examples should display differently "; echo "<pre>Host: $host User: $user Password: $password </pre>"; echo "<pre>Host: \t$host User: $user Password: $password </pre>"; echo "<pre>Host:

$host<br>User:             $user<br>Password: $password<br></pre>";

echo "<pre>Host: \t$host User:\n\n\t\n$user Password: $password </pre>"; ?> Hope this helps, Torben