Best to use single or double quote for forming strings?

[MrBiggles]

Here's something I've been wondering. Do most of you use single or
double quotes as a string encapsultor?

ex:
$s = "This is a string, I can embed ' with no prob";
vs.
$s = 'This is a string, I can embed " with no prob';

Is there an advantage or best-practice reason to choose one over the other?

Thanks!

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Re: Best to use single or double quote for forming strings?

MrBiggles wrote:[color=blue]
> Here's something I've been wondering. Do most of you use single or
> double quotes as a string encapsultor?
>[/color]

Depends if there are variables which should be parsed:

$name = 'Joe';
$str = "His name is $name";

$str = 'His name is Joe';

Double-quoted strings are parsed, while single-quoted strings are taken
literally (= faster).


JW

[Jasen Betts]

Re: Best to use single or double quote for forming strings?

On 2006-02-18, MrBiggles <mrbiggles909@y ahoo.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Here's something I've been wondering. Do most of you use single or
> double quotes as a string encapsultor?
>
> ex:
> $s = "This is a string, I can embed ' with no prob";
> vs.
> $s = 'This is a string, I can embed " with no prob';
>
> Is there an advantage or best-practice reason to choose one over the other?[/color]

the PHP manual chapter 11:

download or otherwise get a copy of the PHP manual onto your LAN. it's much
easier to use when you don't have to wait for it to come from a distant
server

Bye.
Jasen