RE: [PHP] mixing HTML and PHP code

On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, MR wrote: > Philip Olson ... > > You know what's annoying? This (yes, it happens) : > > > > echo ("<table bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">"); > > echo ("<tr>"); > > echo ("<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\" width=\"300\">"); > > print("Name :"); > > $name = 'johnny'; > > printf("%s %s > > %s","<b>","$name","</b>"); > > echo ("</td>"); > > echo ("<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\" width=\"300\">"); > > print("Title :"); > > $title = 'smith'; > > printf("%s %s > > %s","<b>","$title","</b>"); > > echo("</td>"); > > echo("</tr>"); > > echo("</table>"); > > I'd suggest: > > echo "<table bgcolor='#ffffff'> > <tr> > <td bgcolor='eeeeee' width='300'> > Name : "; > > $name = 'johnny'; > > echo "<B>$name</B> > </td> > <td bgcolor='#eeeeee' width='300'> > Title : "; > > $title = 'smith'; > > echo"<B>$title</B> > </td> > </tr> > </table>"); > > This way, the code IS readable, for small-medium size echoing. > I on the other hand suggest something like this: <? $name = 'Johnny'; $title= 'Smith'; ?> <table bgcolor='#ffffff'> <tr> <td bgcolor='eeeeee' width='300'> Name : <B><?=$name?></B> </td> <td bgcolor='#eeeeee' width='300'> Title : <B><?=$title?></B> </td> </tr> </table> or this: <? $name = 'Johnny'; $title= 'Smith'; echo " <table bgcolor='#ffffff'> <tr> <td bgcolor='eeeeee' width='300'> Name : <B> $name </B> </td> <td bgcolor='#eeeeee' width='300'> Title : <B> $title </B> </td> </tr> </table>"; ?> I think is better (when possible) to format the data and then put it on their way :) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Antonio S. Martins Jr. - System Analist | "Only The Shadow Knows | | WorldNet Internet Maringa - PR - Brasil | what evil lurks in the | | E-Mail: shadow@wnet.com.br | Heart of Men!" | | shadow@uem.br | !!! Linux User: 52392 !!! | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ This e-mail message is 100% Microsoft free! /"\ \ / CAMPANHA DA FITA ASCII - CONTRA MAIL HTML X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN - AGAINST HTML MAIL / \