Hi,
Friday, May 21, 2004, 8:26:30 AM, you wrote:
GD> How can I eval() an HTML template to make a CONSTANT be evaluated
GD> properly?
GD> Previously I have been using regular $variables in my HTML templates.
GD> Today I decided to make one of the $variables a CONSTANT only to find it
GD> would not parse out as it's defined value. It is instead treated as
GD> regular text. I tried wrapping the CONSTANT with curly braces, and also
GD> tried using the constant() function with it in the HTML template.
GD> Neither return the value I previously defined with define(). The manual
GD> says "Constants may be defined and accessed anywhere without regard to
GD> variable scoping rules" but I'm missing something.
GD> I do:
GD> define('TABLE_PARAMETERS', ' border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0');
GD> Then I get and eval() my template:
GD> $index = getTemplate('index');
GD> eval("\$index = \"$index\";");
GD> And I end up with HTML that looks like:
GD> <table {TABLE_PARAMETERS}>
GD> instead of the desired
GD> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
GD> Any ideas? I've google'd, and read lots of docs today trying to figure
GD> it out but I don't know what else to try.
GD> TIA.
GD> --
GD> Greg Donald
GD> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There is no way for php to what is a constant and what is text so you
have to put it in a variable to use it in a string.
--
regards,
Tom
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