Re: Problem when displaying the $ character

This assumption is incorrect, these are just variables that most likely contain unwanted whitespace, such as a \n. Consider using trim() beforehand. <?php echo trim($item1) ?> Maybe I misunderstand your question. Also, no need for "" when printing variables directly like that. echo $foo; Regards, Philip Olson On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Dominik wrote: > Through php, I run a function that creates a list of items in a select menu > as follows: > > <select name="menu"> > <option value="<? echo "$item1"; ?>">Item 1</option> > <option value="<? echo "$item2"; ?>">Item 2</option> > </select> > > but here is how the source code looks: > > <select name="menu"> > <option value=" > item1">Item 1</option> > <option value=" > item2">Item 2</option> > </select> > > It looks like php takes the $ character and inserts a return for it. This > though disrupts the value of the form element. Is there anyway to make this > code appear like it should (with the option tag all on one line instead of > 2)? > > Thanks! > Dominik > > > > -- > 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 >