note 59837 added to control-structures.alternative-syntax

Why not do this: <? $message = ""; $style = ""; if ($time =="noon") { $message = "It's noon."; $style = "style:\"font-weight:bold;\"; } else if ($time =="evening") { $message = "It's time for bed."; $style = "style:\"color:blue;\"; } else if ($time =="morning") { $message = "It's time to wake up."; $style = "style:\"color:green;font-style:italic;\"; } print "<p $style>$message</p>\n"; ?> Sure, it's an almost absurdly simple example, but the point is to completely separate the programming from the presentation. This simplifies the html output part of the php code from the logic part of the code, making both simpler and easier to change as the app changes. Not that these examples of alternate control structures aren't great and good to know. ;) ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+59837 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59837&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59837&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59837&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59837&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59837&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59837&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59837&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+59837&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php