| Re: define ('NL', "<br />"); can I define a constant var ? [message #180180 is a reply to message #180179] |
Tue, 22 January 2013 18:43   |
Luuk
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On 22-01-2013 09:39, Arno Welzel wrote:
> cate, 2013-01-22 01:06:
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>> I can see why this doesn't work:
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>> define ('NL', '<br />');
>> echo "This is NL another line";
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>> Is there a way to define a constant variable in PHP?
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> Maybe you want to look at the documentation:
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> <http://php.net/manual/en/language.constants.php>
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> So - yes the define is OK.
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> But your echo will not work, since NL is not automatically treated as a
> placeholder. You have to write:
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> echo "This is ".NL." another line";
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> With variables this would be easier though:
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> $NL = '<br />';
> echo "This is $NL another line";
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Why do you use single quotes on the first line,
and double on the second?
Why not simply use double-quotes everywhere.....
$NL = "<br />";
echo "This is $NL another line";
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