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Re: When do I use {}? [message #169547 is a reply to message #169529]

Fri, 17 September 2010 13:31

Denis McMahon
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Registered: September 2010

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On 17/09/10 03:57, Marious Barrier wrote:
> Curly brakets just wrap code... if they are after a control statement...
> like an if, a do, a while, an each, a foreach, switch or others... they
> determine the code which is going to be executed when necessary.
>
> On 09/16/2010 10:13 PM, bruceaj wrote:
>> I have code samples where some variables are wrapped in {} (curly
>> brackets.) My problem is that I can find anything in the documentation
>> when they can be uses.
>>
>> Can someone tell me or point me to some documentation??

Perhaps he means:

echo "some string with a $array[member]\n";

vs:

echo "some string with a {$array['member']}\n";

I *think* you need to use {} if you want to stack a multiple dimensional
or nested array ref in an echo, eg:

echo "some string with a {$array['row']['column']['layer']}\n";

Rgds

Denis McMahon

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		When do I use {}? By: bruceaj on Fri, 17 September 2010 02:13
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Marious Barrier on Fri, 17 September 2010 02:57
		Re: When do I use {}? By: The Natural Philosoph on Fri, 17 September 2010 09:28
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Erwin Moller on Fri, 17 September 2010 09:36
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Jerry Stuckle on Fri, 17 September 2010 11:29
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Captain Paralytic on Fri, 17 September 2010 09:53
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Marious Barrier on Fri, 17 September 2010 16:40
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Denis McMahon on Fri, 17 September 2010 13:31
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Marious Barrier on Fri, 17 September 2010 16:39
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Jerry Stuckle on Fri, 17 September 2010 03:47
		Re: When do I use {}? By: bruceaj on Fri, 17 September 2010 17:44
		Re: When do I use {}? By: matt[1] on Fri, 17 September 2010 18:06
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Michael Fesser on Fri, 17 September 2010 20:51
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Chuck Anderson on Fri, 17 September 2010 19:37
		Re: When do I use {}? By: Michael Fesser on Fri, 17 September 2010 13:13
		Re: When do I use {}? By: bruceaj on Fri, 17 September 2010 17:48

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