Re: Quick questions <?=something?>
| From: | Matthew Weier O'Phinney | Date: | Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:20:27 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Quick questions <?=something?> | ||
| References: | 1 2 | Groups: | php.general |
| Request: | Send a blank email to php-general+get-203595@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
* Marek Kilimajer <lists@kilimajer.net>:
> Ryan A wrote:
> > Hey all,
> > Am a bit confused, from the time I learnt PHP (big thanks to this list for
> > helping me) I have used something like this
> > <?php echo $something; ?>
> > but when reading someone elses code I sometimes stumble accross this:
> > <?php=something?>
> > is this 100% valid php?
> > I have not found it in the manual... (also am not sure if the above example
> > needs a $ symbol...)
>
> <?= $string ?>
>
> means the same as
>
> <?php echo $string ?>
>
> if short_open_tag is on
And since you cannot always count on that being on, it's more platform
independent to use the <?php echo ....; ?> construct.
--
Matthew Weier O'Phinney | mailto:matthew@garden.org
Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org
National Gardening Association | http://www.kidsgardening.com
802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org