----- Original Message -----
Sent: November 25, 2003 4:18 PM
Subject: [wdvltalk] PHP coding
> If I code the following:
> define('TEXT_INFORMATION', 'It is cold.');
> echo TEXT_INFORMATION;
>
> It works fine as it displaces the "It is cold." at the right place.
But, if
> I change it to:
> define('TEXT_INFORMATION', 'It's cold.');
> echo TEXT_INFORMATION;
> It gives a parse error on the first line. I know that the " ' "
inside the
> two 's caused the error, but then I couldn't figure out how to include
any
> " ' " in the text content when it is needed (e.g., Summer's heat).
PHP is much like JavaScript when it comes to reserved characters, in
that you need to "escape" them with a backslash. This should work for
you:
define('TEXT_INFORMATION', 'It\'s cold.');
echo TEXT_INFORMATION;
Regards,
Mark Groen
MG Web Services
Web Site Hosting and Development
www.markgroen.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
604-780-6917
Bowen Island, Canada
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