Re: php equivalent for `command`

Short answer: nope, sorry lol ;) Personally though I concatenate every string I have that needs to have a variable in it. Makes it so the variables are highlighted in my syntax editor for one thing, but it's also a bit faster to use only single quoted strings with string concatenation, rather than just stuff them all inside a double quoted string. Not that it would really effect you much unless you had a hugely long script though. -- Plutarck Should be working on something... ...but forgot what it was. ""Greig, Euan"" <Euan.Greig@brann.com> wrote in message news:5CEAD14A5163D211A21B0008C724629401C8D84D@ciren-mbx1.BRANN.CO.UK... > I was hoping to avoid concatenation to make my code more legible (less illegible?). > > I take it then that there is no equivalent for the use of ` in Unix. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Plutarck [mailto:aemuli@spamclause-yahoo.com] > Sent: 18 April 2001 15:13 > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] php equivalent for command > > > > In the second set of code lines, what I need to do is somehow bracket off > the $test++ so it is evaluated before being echoed. > > You need to use the string concantenation operator (a period) to use things > like $test++, else PHP get's confused. > > > echo "Value of test: $test++ <BR>"; > > To get that to work like you want it to, you need only do: > > echo 'Value of test: ' . $test++ . ' <BR>'; > > It's functionally the same, no brackets needed. If you want it to be > evaluated BEFORE it's echoed, you need to use: > > echo 'Value of test: ' . ++$test . ' <BR>'; > > > -- > Plutarck > Should be working on something... > ...but forgot what it was. > > > > ""Greig, Euan"" <Euan.Greig@brann.com> wrote in message > > news:5CEAD14A5163D211A21B0008C724629401C8D821@ciren-mbx1.BRANN.CO.UK... > > I deliberately gave a simple example, perhaps too simple. I want to > output quite long and complicated strings that may involve evaluated > variables, calls to functions etc. But I also want it to as legible as > possible. But even something simple along the lines I quoted gives me > problems. See the following code and its output > > > > <?php > > $test=1; > > echo $test++ . "<BR>"; > > echo $test++ . "<BR>"; > > > > $test=1; > > echo "Value of test: $test++ <BR>"; > > echo "Value of test: $test++ <BR>"; > > ?> > > > > The output: > > > > 1 > > 2 > > Value of test: 1++ > > Value of test: 1++ > > > > In the second set of code lines, what I need to do is somehow bracket off > the $test++ so it is evaluated before being echoed. > > > > Euan > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason Brooke [mailto:jason@qgl.org] > > Sent: 18 April 2001 09:46 > > To: Greig, Euan; php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: [PHP] php equivalent for command > > > > > > echo ++$x; > > > > > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.increment.php > > > > > > > > > > Is there a php equivalent for the use of ` (I think) in Unix/Perl? So > > for example echo "$x++" would first evaluate > > $x++ and then print the > > resulting value. > > > > > > > > Euan Greig > > > > Technical Consultant > > > > BRANN DATA > > > > euan.greig@brann.com > > > > 01285 645997 > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************** > > Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and > > not necessarily the Company. This email and any files transmitted with > > it, including replies and forwarded copies (which may contain alterations) > > subsequently transmitted from the Company, are confidential and solely for > > the use of the intended recipient. 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