note 76247 deleted from language.types.string by danbrown
| From: | danbrown@php.net | Date: | Tue, 17 May 2011 14:18:44 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 76247 deleted from language.types.string by danbrown | ||
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Note Submitter: michael at mahemoff dot com
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Heredocs can be used for more than just echoing or setting variables - use them whenever you want to
include a string.
function header() {
return <<<EOT
<html>
<head>
<title>This is my heredoc</title>
</head>
<body>
EOT;
Also, note the strict syntax:
- No semicolon after initial EOT (think of the heredoc as a literal string arg - you wouldn't
want a semicolon in front of it, would you?)
- BUT need semicolon after final EOT (the command is finished here)
- Final EOT is on the left margin - don't indent it!