PHP print/echo table structure

[ConceptDestiny]

Hi there,

I noticed halls was using the following structure to assemble a HTML table:

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echo "<table><tr>";
echo "<td></td>";
echo "</tr></table>";

Would there be any inherent issue with doing the following:

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echo "
<table><tr>
<td></td>
</tr></table>"
;

Basically line breaking within an echo or print?

[hallsofvallhalla]

nope! and I recommend it

only reason I do it that way in videos and tutorials is to make it easier to understand

[Jackolantern]

Isn't there some alternative method as well? I can't remember what the keyword is called, but you use it and create an end label, type in as much verbatim HTML as you want, and then use your end label to break back into PHP. I never use it, but someone mentioned it on here one time.

[Chris]

I recommend the second method as it actually takes less loading time.

A few different methods:

\n or \r make new link breaks. Just like \t a tab.

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echo "<table> <tr>\n <td></td> \n</tr> </table>";
 

No need for an echo here:

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<?php if( $var == $val ) : ?>
<table>
    <tr>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
</table>
<?php endif; ?>

Isn't there some alternative method as well? I can't remember what the keyword is called, but you use it and create an end label, type in as much verbatim HTML as you want, and then use your end label to break back into PHP. I never use it, but someone mentioned it on here one time.

I think you mean this method? It isn't normally supported in PHP. Is actually used in Perl. It's called EOF.

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echo <<< KEYWORD
<table>
    <tr>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
</table>
KEYWORD;
 

[Jackolantern]

No need for an echo here:

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<?php if( $var == $val ) : ?>
<table>
    <tr>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
</table>
<?php endif; ?>

Yep, that is the method I use! Only downside is that it can start to get a bit ugly if you do have a lot of HTML, but have to periodically jump back into PHP. However, that can be at least partially fixed by something like Smarty for big projects.

Isn't there some alternative method as well? I can't remember what the keyword is called, but you use it and create an end label, type in as much verbatim HTML as you want, and then use your end label to break back into PHP. I never use it, but someone mentioned it on here one time.

I think you mean this method? It isn't normally supported in PHP. Is actually used in Perl. It's called EOF.

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echo <<< KEYWORD
<table>
    <tr>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
</table>
KEYWORD;
 

And yes, that is the one I was thinking of! I had actually never used it before.

[ConceptDestiny]

Cool! Thanks guys.