RE: [PHP] String concatenation

I try to stick with whatever is easier to read. The dot operator is really nice when you're doing stuff like this: $var1 = "I like PHP"; $var1 .= " and that's enough for me!"; Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Data Driven Design [mailto:jeff@datadrivendesign.com] > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 1:56 PM > To: php@theOrb.net; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] String concatenation > > > I usually use the dot operator when I'm putting a function into a string. > > print "You ordered $quantity widgets for $" . number_format($price,2) . " > each\n"; > > Data Driven Design > P.O. Box 1084 > Holly Hill, FL 32125-1084 > Phone : (904) - 226-8979 > URL : http://www.datadrivendesign.com > URL : http://www.rossidesigns.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <php@theOrb.net> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 9:07 AM > Subject: [PHP] String concatenation > > > > Hi all, > > I've noticed that all of the documentation uses the dot (".") operator > > to concatenate strings; however, I've also noticed that the PHP parser > > will expand variables within a string. > > Is there any compelling reason to use one method over the other? (For > > clarity and the fewer typos I'd make I prefer the latter) > > > > <? > > $word1 = "rock"; > > $word2 = "roll"; > > $string1 = "I like " . $word1 . " and " . $word2 > > ".<br>\n"; > > $string2 = "I like $word1 and $word2.<br>\n"; > > > > if ($string1 == $string2) > > $answer = "identical"; > > else > > $answer = "different"; > > echo "The two strings are $answer<br>\n"; > > ?> > > > > Maybe Rasmus could share his thoughts on this? > > > > Thanx, > > Mike Wright > > > > -- > > Before dot there was dot dot. > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > _______________________________________________________ Site Design, Hosting, and E-Commerce at www.webpipe.net