I would ask the question "How much HTML before you break out of PHP and into
HTML". My answer is "any". Surely you're making the engine work just to echo
stuff out? But are you asking for more by making it jump in and out between
all those tags?!
Short tags ...
<td bgcolor="<?=$td_col?>" class="<?=$prefclass?>">
... easier to read in Mixed? I think so.
Also, "pure" coding breaks the HTML syntax coloring in my text editor!
Simon
> Thanks Bogdan,
>
> That's what I thought, but I was beginning to feel 'guilty' the more I
> understood php. It seems to me, from my limited experience, that there's much
> mor chance for error using 'pure' php (as in forgetting ' or " or closing
> with ; -- but . . .
>
> Actually I've found that the 'mixed' is easier to read and understand -- less
> quotes, less 'print' to read with every line. But that's just personal taste
> on my part.
>
> While I'm at it, I've also noticed that coders tend to integrate 'result'
> pages with the 'calling' page. (That is, I have a text input, and use a php
> function to verify it on the same page). I've tended to keep them separate
> for de-bugging purposes. Should I consider re-writing them as well?
>
> Regards,
> Andre
>
> On Sunday 02 June 2002 08:16 pm, you wrote:
>> No *real* reason - just two not-so-important ones:
>>
>> 1. Clarity
>> Please compare these two:
>> ------ "MIXED"
>> <td bgcolor="<?php echo $td_col; ?>" class="<?php echo $prefclass; ?>">
>> <?php $fldcontent=$myrow[0]?$myrow[0]:"no data"; ?>
>> <input type="text" name="fname" size="50" value="<?php echo $fldcontent;
>> ?>">
>> </td>
>>
>> ------ "PURE"
>> <?php
>> echo("<td bgcolor='$td_col' class='$prefclass'>\n");
>> $fldcontent=$myrow[0]?$myrow[0]:"no data";
>> echo("<input type='text' name='fname' size='50' value='$fldcontent'>\n");
>> ?>
>>
>> The second is much easier to read and understand, you must agree.
>>
>> 2. Speed
>> There's an urban legend saying that switching php tags on and off would
>> slow parsing down. I don't know if that's true and try to write "pure"
>> php as you call it due to the first reason.
>>
>> Bogdan
>>
>> Andre Dubuc wrote:
>>> I've noticed that many people on the list code in 'pure' php, i.e.
>>>
>>> <?
>>> print "<input type='text' name='fname' size='50'>";
>>>
>>> // etc
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> Since most of my code is a mixture (the early stuff is 'mixed' html +
>>> php), I've been wondering why code in 'pure' php? Is there some
>>> compelling reason (that I'm unaware of) for doing so? Should I rewrite
>>> all my earlier code into its 'pure' form? If so, what do I do with the
>>> '<! DOCTYPE . . . > statement -- put it in quotes too?
>>>
>>> I would like to understand the reasons for writing code in this manner,
>>> when all my code works fine, displays great: am I missing something
>>> important here? Btw, I use the 'php' ending for all file names.
>>>
>>> Your thoughts, opinions and suggestions would be greatly appreciated --
>>> I'd like to do what is best.
>>>
>>> Tia,
>>> Andre
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