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Re: define ('NL', "<br />"); can I define a constant var ? [message #180181 is a reply to message #180180] Tue, 22 January 2013 18:58 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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In article <6833t9-kme(dot)ln1(at)luuk(dot)invalid(dot)lan>, Luuk <luuk(at)invalid(dot)lan>
wrote:

> On 22-01-2013 09:39, Arno Welzel wrote:
>> cate, 2013-01-22 01:06:

>> With variables this would be easier though:
>>
>> $NL = '<br />';
>> echo "This is $NL another line";
>>
>
> 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";

Because the interpreter has to do more work with the string:

<http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php>

If you do:

$NL = '<br />';
echo 'This is ' . $NL . 'another line';

then you avoid the double-quote altogether.

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Tim

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