I have wondered for some time if this is a bug or just an interesting design choice ;) I agree with you, I was surprised when I first encountered this. But it is what it is, so code accordingly.
Kirk > -----Original Message----- > From: Thalis A. Kalfigopoulos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 1:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] comment followed by ?> fails to parse > > > If I write a comment line with // and I include in it ?> then > it fails to parse the rest of the page because (i'm guessing) > the parser gets confused and goes off PHP mode. > Is this normal? Shouldn't I be able to write literally > ANYTHING on a comment line? > > Sample Code: > > <? > //bla bla ?> > $var=1; > ?> > > Output: > > $var=1; ?> > > > cheers, > thalis -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php