Re: Re: Is it true that short_open_tag is deprecated in PHP 6?

I think that's what he meant by "escape it". I haven't used short_open_tags myself much, but as I've been exploring templating options I like it for outputting variables. James Logsdon On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Kalle Sommer Nielsen <kalle@php.net> wrote: > 2009/4/13 Jeremy <jeremy@pinacol.com>: > > Glen wrote: > >> > >> It's short, and it doesn't conflict with XML. > >> > > > > I have to say, I don't understand all the hate on short_open_tag. So > what > > if it "conflicts" with XML? PHP is not XML. If you use an XML construct > in > > your PHP, escape it. PHP can generate a lot of other languages, too -- > > should every construct from these languages be forbidden in PHP as well? > > Thats because with short_open_tags on, you need to use: > <?php echo('<?xml ... ?>'); ?> > > to print the XML declaring, with short open tags, the xml part is > considered a piece of code, which causes a syntax error > > > > > Jeremy > > > > -- > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > -- > Kalle Sommer Nielsen > kalle@php.net > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >