On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 18:37 +0100, Jan G.B. wrote: > > > 2010/3/18 Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 18:09 +0100, Jan G.B. wrote: > > > 2010/3/18 Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > I'd rather have short tags turned off than remember each time that I have > > > to keep breaking up the < and ?php before I output it in-case the parser > > > gets confused. > > > > > > > You don't need to break anything up. It's perfectly valid and without > > problems: > > > > <?php echo '<?xml version.... ?>'; ?> > > > > > What about this: > > <?xml version="1.0"> > <?php > > > > > > It's confusing! =) > > > That would break with short tags turned on. I often use this > sort of code in my Ajax server stuff. I don't want to have to > use PHP to echo out what would work on a normal setup. > > > I can understand it. But I think it's nonsense to output one line of > "text" (prolog) and then start with <?php - while arguing that the > first line of PHP should not be an echo. Where's the point? > > > > > > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > That was just a really small example. Imagine the <?xml line followed by other lines of actual XML content that might remain static: <?xml version="1.0"> <content> <other_stuff/> <even_more_stuff/> <?php // code that changes here ?> </content> I could use heredoc or nowdoc, but why that's just ugly, and the resulting XML inside the heredoc/nowdoc isn't recognised as XML by any editor I know of. All of that to avoid writing a few extra characters to "save myself some work"... Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
