I've run into this before as well. Pain in the ass when you want to put
example code in your header. It's gotta be a deisgn flaw.
// literal.. legal
$tmp = '?>';
// reg ex.. legal
ereg('?>', $tmp);
// Comment.. illegal. Why? Makes no sense.
/*?>*/
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Rosenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Johnson, Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:46 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP] comment followed by ?> fails to parse
> BTW: if my last message was correct, this means that an
> occurrence of ?> embedded in a string literal will also cause
> problems.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Johnson, Kirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 4:08 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [PHP] comment followed by ?> fails to parse
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
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