Re: [PHP] Newbie question: qutoes?

[rory walsh]

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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