Re: Quotes vs. Single Quote

On 6 August 2010 04:10, Rick Dwyer <rpdwyer@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hi List. > I've mentioned before that I am both just beginning to learn PHP AND I have inherited a > number of pages that I'm trying to clean up the w3c validation on. > > Something that confuses me is how the code on the page is written where in one instance, it > follows this: > > echo "<table border='1'><tr>.... > > And elsewhere on the page it follows: > > echo '<table border="1"><tr>.... > > In what I've read and from many of the suggestions from this board, the latter seems to be > the better way to code, generally speaking. > It isn't better or worse. The only thing that makes a difference is what suits you - stick to what works for you. Both double-quotes and single-quotes can result in gotchas (in double quotes you have to escape more, which you have to keep in mind, whereas in single quotes you have a lot less power, which you might forget). There's no difference in performance, which leaves just one thing: personal preference. Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind BeWelcome/Couchsurfing: Fake51 Twitter: http://twitter.com/kafe15 </hype>