Re: Encoding for W3C Validation

On Tue, 2010-08-03 at 15:32 -0400, Rick Dwyer wrote: > On Aug 3, 2010, at 3:15 PM, Sebastian Ewert wrote: > > > Ashley Sheridan wrote: > >> On Tue, 2010-08-03 at 15:00 -0400, Rick Dwyer wrote: > >> > >>> On Aug 3, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Sebastian Ewert wrote: > >>> > >>>> Rick Dwyer wrote: > >>>>> Hello List. > >>>>> > >>>>> In the Alt section of the IMG tag below, the variable $myitem has a value > >>>>> of "Who's There". > >>>>> > >>>>> echo "<div class='myclass'><a href='#' > >>>>> class='color_thumb'> <img src='/itemimages/$mypic' alt='$myitem' > >>>>> width='60' .... > >>>>> > >>>>> When running through W3C validator, the line errors out because of the > >>>>> " ' " in "Who's". > >>>>> I tried: > >>>>> $myitem=(htmlentities($myitem)); > >>>>> > >>>>> But this has no affect on "Who's". > >>>>> > >>>>> What's the best way to code this portion so the apostrophe is handled > >>>>> correctly? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> TIA, > >>>>> > >>>>> --Rick > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> Use it > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> echo '<div class="myclass"><a href="#" > >>>> class="color_thumb"> <img > >>>> src="/itemimages/'.$mypic.'" > >>>> alt="'.$myitem.'" width="60" ...' > >>> > >>> Thanks Sebastian. > >>> > >>> In the above, what is the function of the period in front of $myitem? > >>> > >>> --Rick > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> It is a string concatenation in PHP. But, as my last email on this > >> thread shows, you only need to add ENT_QUOTES to your htmlentities() > >> call and everything will work. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Ash > >> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > If you use single quotes you can't use variables inside the string. You > > have to combine strings and variables or two strings with a dot. > > > > echo 'foo'.$bar; > > > > http://www.php.net/manual/de/language.types.string.php > > > > I'm not shure but I think to validate xhtml you need the double quotes. > > Problem I'm having is I've inherited a PHP page that contains sections of > PHP/Javascript/HTML/CSS all inside of a PHP echo tag. My PHP and JS skill are rudimentary at best > so when it comes to a block of code 40 to 50 lines in length, it becomes daunting to reverse the > ' with ". Each echo block starts with a " and the html inside uses a '. JS > also uses '. > > Below is an actual block in more detail with JS in it. Is it still recommended to switch with > " with ' and ' with "? > > --Rick > > > echo " > <p>Click on a picture to view that color:</p>"; > If (trim($pic_1) <> "") {echo "<div > class='proddetailpics'><a href='#' class='color_thumb'> > <img src='/imagedir/$pic_1' alt='$itemgroup $itemsubgroup' > width='60' height='60' > onclick=MM_swapImage('prodimage','','/imagedir/$pic_1',0) > border='0' /></a></div>";} > If (trim($pic_2) <> "") {echo "<div > class='proddetailpics'><a href='#' class='color_thumb'> > <img src='/imagedir/$pic_2' alt='$itemgroup $itemsubgroup' > width='60' height='60' > onclick=MM_swapImage('prodimage','','/imagedir/$pic_2',0) > border='0' /></a></div>";} > If (trim($pic_3) <> "") {echo "<div > class='proddetailpics'><a href='#' class='color_thumb'> > <img src='/imagedir/$pic_3' alt='$itemgroup $itemsubgroup' > width='60' height='60' > onclick=MM_swapImage('prodimage','','/imagedir/$pic_3',0) > border='0' /></a></div>";} > If (trim($pic_4) <> "") {echo "<div > class='proddetailpics'><a href='#' class='color_thumb'> > <img src='/imagedir/$pic_4' alt='$itemgroup $itemsubgroup' > width='60' height='60' > onclick=MM_swapImage('prodimage','','/imagedir/$pic_4',0) > border='0' /></a></div>";} > If (trim($pic_5) <> "") {echo "<div > class='proddetailpics'><a href='#' class='color_thumb'> > <img src='/imagedir/$pic_5' alt='$itemgroup $itemsubgroup' > width='60' height='60' > onclick=MM_swapImage('prodimage','','/imagedir/$pic_5',0) > border='0' /></a></div>";} > If (trim($pic_6) <> "") {echo "<div > class='proddetailpics'><a href='#' class='color_thumb'> > <img src='/imagedir/$pic_6' alt='$itemgroup $itemsubgroup' > width='60' height='60' > onclick=MM_swapImage('prodimage','','/imagedir/$pic_6',0) > border='0' /></a></div>";} > If (trim($pic_7) <> "") {echo "<div > class='proddetailpics'><a href='#' class='color_thumb'> > <img src='/imagedir/$pic_7' alt='$itemgroup $itemsubgroup' > width='60' height='60' > onclick=MM_swapImage('prodimage','','/imagedir/$pic_7',0) > border='0' /></a></div>";} > If (trim($pic_8) <> "") {echo "<div > class='proddetailpics'><a href='#' class='color_thumb'> > <img src='/imagedir/$pic_8' alt='$itemgroup $itemsubgroup' > width='60' height='60' > onclick=MM_swapImage('prodimage','','/imagedir/$pic_8',0) > border='0' /></a></div>";} > } > > That's some damn ugly code that I'd consider putting in a loop right away! Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk