Re: echo vs printf

i seem to remember reading somewhere that print acts like (is) a function, presumably returning false if it cannot print to screen, whereas echo just dumps it. also you can drop vars in print like print "you have $points points"; whereas to echo it you'd have to concatenate the string. Steve "Don Read" <dread@texas.net> wrote in message news:XFMail.010716104339.dread@texas.net... > > On 16-Jul-01 brother wrote: > > Why should I use printf instead of echo and vice versa? > > > > printf print-formated > > $a=12.3456; > > echo $a, '<BR>'; > printf('%1.2f<BR>', $a); > > 12.3456<BR> > 12.34<BR> > > > As for today I use printf mostly but I don't know why. > > You prolly mean print; There may be some minor differences from echo, > but i've never seen 'em. > (i think they threw print in PHP to keep JAPHs happy). > > Regards, > -- > Don Read dread@texas.net > -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to > steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.