[nycphp-talk] testing a theory
David Krings
ramons at gmx.net
Wed Feb 7 06:37:16 EST 2007
Urb LeJeune wrote:
> I did a performance test on just this type of thing and there was no
> discernable difference. Why not do the following which makes the
> code much easier to follow and modify
>
> $Content=<<<Content
> this is the start of a bunch of lines.
> another line,
> yet another.
> Content;
>
> echo $Content;
>
> It's called a "here document" structure and can include variables.
>
> One note of caution. There can be no spaces at the end of either the
> first or second "Content" and the last one must begin in column one.
>
> Urb
>
And I guess you cannot use
Content;
as part of the document. Do I assume right that it doesn't have to be
"Content" as keyword, but can be "gnurfzz345"? The <<< should be the
identifier for the whole thing.
This is good to know and looks so uncodely. ;)
David
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