Harlequin wrote:
I know I'm probably going to get flamed for this but it is only a development site but I am having some trouble getting the syntax right for using the tab when echoing information. My current command is:
print_r("Host: $host<br>User: $user<br>Password: $password");
I've tried:
print_r("Host: \t$host<br>User: $user<br>Password: $password");
and god knows what else with the brackets etc.
Any ideas...?
It's expected behaviour, when outputting to a web browser. Browsers fold multiple whitespaces together. The two examples above should display identically. Try wrapping the above outputs in <pre> tags, though, to see the difference:
<?php $host = 'localhost'; $user = 'torben'; $password = 'none';
echo "<b>The next two examples should display identically</b><br>"; echo "Host: $host<br>User: $user<br>Password: $password<br>"; echo "Host: \t$host<br>User: $user<br>Password: $password<br><br>";
echo "Host:
$host<br>User: $user<br>Password: $password<br>"; echo "Host: \t$host<br>User:\n\n\t\n$user<br>Password: $password<br>";
echo "<hr><b>The next two examples should display differently</b><br>"; echo "<pre>Host: $host<br>User: $user<br>Password: $password<br></pre>"; echo "<pre>Host: \t$host<br>User: $user<br>Password: $password<br></pre>";
echo "<pre>Host:
$host<br>User: $user<br>Password: $password<br></pre>"; echo "<pre>Host: \t$host<br>User:\n\n\t\n$user<br>Password: $password<br></pre>";
?>
Hope this helps,
Torben
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