Re: PHP String convention

Nick Cooper wrote: > Hi, > > I was just wondering what the difference/advantage of these two > methods of writing a string are: > > 1) $string = "foo{$bar}"; > > 2) $string = 'foo'.$bar; > > I always use method 2 but have been noticing method 1 more and more in > source code. Is this just user preference? > > I would use a generic search engine but not sure what the first method > is called so don't know where to begin my search. > > Thanks for any help. > > Nick > I think it is a matter of personal preference. I prefer method 1 myself.