RE: [PHP] mixing HTML and PHP code

[Antonio S. Martins Jr.]

On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, MR wrote:

> Philip Olson ...
> > You know what's annoying?  This (yes, it happens)  :
> >
> >     echo ("<table bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">");
> >     echo ("<tr>");
> >     echo ("<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\" width=\"300\">");
> >     print("Name :");
> >     $name = 'johnny';
> >     printf("%s %s %s","<b>","$name","</b>");
> >     echo ("</td>");
> >     echo ("<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\" width=\"300\">");
> >     print("Title :");
> >     $title = 'smith';
> >     printf("%s %s %s","<b>","$title","</b>");
> >     echo("</td>");
> >     echo("</tr>");
> >     echo("</table>");
> 
> I'd suggest:
>
>     echo "<table bgcolor='#ffffff'>
>     <tr>
>     <td bgcolor='eeeeee' width='300'>
>     Name : ";
> 
>     $name = 'johnny';
> 
>     echo "<B>$name</B>
>     </td>
>     <td bgcolor='#eeeeee' width='300'>
>     Title : ";
> 
>     $title = 'smith';
> 
>     echo"<B>$title</B>
>     </td>
>     </tr>
>     </table>");
> 
> This way, the code IS readable, for small-medium size echoing.
> 

I on the other hand suggest something like this:

<?
 $name = 'Johnny';
 $title= 'Smith';
?>

<table bgcolor='#ffffff'>
  <tr>
   <td bgcolor='eeeeee' width='300'>
     Name : <B><?=$name?></B>
   </td>
   <td bgcolor='#eeeeee' width='300'>
     Title : <B><?=$title?></B>
   </td>
  </tr>
</table>

or this:

<?
 $name = 'Johnny';
 $title= 'Smith';

 echo "
<table bgcolor='#ffffff'>
  <tr>
   <td bgcolor='eeeeee' width='300'>
     Name : <B> $name </B>
   </td>
   <td bgcolor='#eeeeee' width='300'>
     Title : <B> $title </B>
   </td>
  </tr>
</table>";
?>

  I think is better (when possible) to format the data and then put it on
their way :)

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