Re: Re: equivalent of asp's <%= strTest %>

Yes yes I'm a zealot. :) If the people defining the PEAR standards really were that interested in standards, why include alternate ways of doing something? <?=$blah;?> And if the 'short tag' method is useful enough for people, why 'exclude' it from a standard? This notion of 'PEAR standards' does irk me some, because it's been so long in coming, and people are deferring to it before it's a reality. At least, that's the impression that I get. Philip Olson wrote: > > 1. Is PHP4+ specific > 2. Won't work if short_open_tag setting is off (in php.ini) > - One reason to turn this off, to enable XML support > 3. Doesn't follow up-and-coming PEAR coding standards > > And as you've seen, many don't even know what <?= is. You'll find zealots > on both sides of this use, the choice is yours. ;-)