Re: short_open_tag

Hello Stanislav, Friday, March 21, 2008, 8:37:18 PM, you wrote: >> I'd rather see <?php= than having this whole "short_open_tag" thing at >> all. > Does <?php= work? I though echo shortcut works only with short tags. > <?php= is not much worse than <?= so it'd be OK with me. Downside would > be template systems couldn't use it until 5.3 is widely deployed - which > means no template system can use it as standard for about 2-3 years at > least. Unless we put <?php= in 5.2, which would make me a happy camper, > but might be a trouble for others. The problem with '<?php=' is that it still doesn't work with XML tools. However the '<?echo' I mentioned would work. We could also go for something like '<?phpecho'. I for one would really appreciate it. And I would not mind adding that to 5.2 if that makes you happy. But I care to less for it to be available tomorrow. Best regards, Marcus