Re: [PHP4BETA] RE: Asking for the impossible?

If the purpose is to separate presentation and logic, perhaps you should take a look at the FastTemplate class that does exactly that. http://www.thewebmasters.net/php/FastTemplate.phtml A tutorial is available at: http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/sascha19990316.php3 I haven't put templates to active use myself (yet) but I wish I had for a project I'm running now, since I will have external HTML people doing some GUI work. With the mixed HTML/PHP the project is written in now, this is done inefficiently. § Peter Kocks wrote: > > > > > Try > > > > $s = $cart->show(); > > $c = $cart->count; > > > > // A here doc > > print <<< END > > <HTML> > > Status: $s > > Count: $c > > </HTML> > > END; > > > > Yes, this will work, but it does not allow for the calling > the method within the string. I tried to keep the example > simple, but there is a next step that makes this technique > powerful. > > Consider, > > // A here doc > print <<< END > <HTML> > Status: {$cart->show()} > Count: {$cart->count} > <TABLE> > Contents:<p> > {$cart->table("<TR>", "</TR>", > "<TD>", "</TD>")} > </HTML> > END; > > The table() method would take four arguments, a pre-string > and post-string for rows and cells of the table. > > The ultimate objective being to create a framework where > here docs contain all of the relevant HTML code and the php > class contains all of the php logic. I think a system would > be nice because it would be easier to do all of the HTML > formatting in one place. > > --pk > > -- > PHP 4.0 Beta Mailing List <http://www.php.net/version4/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php4beta-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php4beta-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php4beta-admin@lists.php.net -- Stefan Lindmark, M.Sc.C.Sc | Tel +46 (0)8 623 9182 SE Manager | Mobile +46 (0)70 623 9182 Sun Microsystems AB | Fax +46 (0)8 623 9005 Box 51, S-164 94 Kista, Sweden | E-mail stefan.lindmark@sweden.sun.com