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Posted by Rory Walsh on 03/06/05 20:44
Thanks guys, that clears up a lot! Cheers, actually I have to say
goodbye to broadband for a while so I hope that I can make it on my own!
That's why I have been asking all these obvious little questions! Cheers,
Rory.
Jochem Maas wrote:
> rory walsh wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me if there is a difference between double quotes and
>> single quotes? Cheers,
>> Rory.
>>
>
> apart from the visual difference :-)... yes.
>
> with double quotes string interpolation is done. whats that?
> run this code to see the difference:
>
> <?php
>
> $varA = 123;
>
> echo ' this is $varA';
> echo " this is $varA";
>
> ?>
>
> basically use double quotes only when you need it... needing it includes
> times
> when using double quotes saves you having to escape _lots_ of single
> quotes,
> i.e. when it makes code easier to read (JMHO) e.g.:
>
> $str = '\'this\' \'is\' a \'stupidly\' \'quoted\' string';
> $str = "'this' 'is' a 'stupidly' 'quoted' string";
>
> ---
>
> so now you have at least 2 things to google:
>
> 1. string interpolation (+ PHP)
> 2. string/char escaping (+ PHP)
>
>
> have fun :-)
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