* Rodolfo Gonzalez Gonzalez <rodolfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > this could be a silly question. Is there some performance penalty when > using the <<< operator like this: > > $var =<<<EOP > add a bunch of text here > and here > EOP; > > Just curious. Try doing some benchmarks using microtime(). My gut reaction is that there shouldn't be any difference; heredoc syntax is simply another form of quoting strings. The other factor to consider is if a few microseconds more of processing time is worth the extra programming time it takes to get quotes right (assuming heredoc syntax *does* take longer). I personally prefer heredocs when using long, multiline strings to using double quotes -- they're easier to maintain. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney Zend Certified Engineer http://weierophinney.net/matthew/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php