Re: Any reason there is no <?php= ?> syntax?

Bb wrote: > <?=$var ?> i thought > > "Yasuo Ohgaki" <yasuo_ohgaki@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:3BC598DF.6030502@yahoo.com... > >>Is there any reason there is no <?php= ?> syntax? >> >>It seems it's just a matter of adding "<?php=" to T_OPEN_TAG_WITH_ECHO >>in zend_language_scanner.l >> >>Is there known side effect for adding <?php= ?> syntax? I know <?= and <%= syntax. I'm taking about the reason why Zend Engine does not have "<?php= ?>" syntax. It's only 2 lines of change. RCS file: /repository/Zend/zend_language_scanner.l,v retrieving revision 1.40 diff -u -r1.40 zend_language_scanner.l --- zend_language_scanner.l 2001/09/22 00:06:27 1.40 +++ zend_language_scanner.l 2001/10/18 09:49:39 @@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ } -<INITIAL>"<%="|"<?=" { - if ((yytext[1]=='%' && CG(asp_tags)) || (yytext[1]=='?' && CG(short_tags))) { +<INITIAL>"<%="|"<?="|"<?php=" { + if ((yytext[1]=='%' && CG(asp_tags)) || (yytext[1]=='?' && CG(short_tags)) || yytext[2] == 'p') { zendlval->value.str.val = yytext; /* no copying - intentional */ zendlval->value.str.len = yyleng; zendlval->type = IS_STRING;