I just benched it. If there is a difference in performance then it is too small to detect with microseconds. I'd say there's no need to parse the vars by hand unless the syntax requires it. -Kevin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave at Sinewaves.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PHPlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 1:01 PM Subject: [PHP] parsing > Okay, > > I want to know if anybody has a clue which is more efficient, > processorwise/parsingwise: > > this: > ------ > echo > "<table><tr><td><b>".$somevar."</b><br>".$somevardesc."</td></tr></table>"; > > or this: > ------ > echo "<table><tr><td><b>{$somevar}</b><br>{$somevardesc}</td></tr></table>"; > > > I almost always use the first method (just seems more readable to me), but > with all of the discussion popping up about curly brackets, i was wondering > if it really makes a difference? Any vets out there care to put in their > $0.02? > > Dave Tichy > http://sinewaves.net/ > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php