Trying to use a here doc within a switch

[william c]

I'm trying to use here docs within a switch to output html. The code
below works (i.e. prints a Foo1 headline below my tab graphic) but if I
take out the comments and use the entire switch statement I get a parse
error. I've tried to simplify it down to the bones but can't get it much
simpler than this...

Can anybody spot my error?

thx,

wmc.





<?php

echo '<img border="0" src="images/tab' . $qstring . '.gif" width="570"
height="40" alt="" usemap="#mapTab s" />';
echo "\n<map name=\"mapTabs\ ">";

switch($qstring ) {

case '1':

$content1 = <<< END1
<h1>Foo 1</h1>
END1;
echo $content1;
break;

/*
case '2':

$content2 = <<< END2
<h1>Foo 2</h1>
END2;
echo $content2;
break;

case '3':

$content3 = <<< END3
<h1>Foo 3</h1>
END3;
echo $content3;
break;
*/
}
?>

[Ian.H [dS]]

Re: Trying to use a here doc within a switch

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:46:01 GMT in
<message-id:3F4B8071.C7C BE514@williamc. com>
william c <temp4_NO_SPAM_ @williamc.com> wrote:
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> I'm trying to use here docs within a switch to output html. The code
> below works (i.e. prints a Foo1 headline below my tab graphic) but if
> I take out the comments and use the entire switch statement I get a
> parse error. I've tried to simplify it down to the bones but can't
> get it much simpler than this...
>
> Can anybody spot my error?
>
> thx,
>
> wmc.
>[/color]


[ snip ]

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> $content1 = <<< END1[/color]
^
^

Can't have a space here =)

[color=blue]
> <h1>Foo 1</h1>
> END1;
> echo $content1;
> break;[/color]


[ snip "repetitive of thew above ]


The same goes for the rest in the code.


HTH.



Regards,

Ian

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[william c]

Re: Trying to use a here doc within a switch

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>[color=green]
> > $content1 = <<< END1[/color]
> ^
> ^
>
> Can't have a space here =)
>[/color]


???

You mean can't have a space here, no?

END1;
^

The books I'm looking at say you *must* have a space after the <<< and
before the identifier.

--wmc.

[Ian.H [dS]]

Re: Trying to use a here doc within a switch

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 19:14:06 GMT in
<message-id:3F4BB135.907 A0DA@williamc.c om>
william c <temp4_NO_SPAM_ @williamc.com> wrote:
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>[color=green]
> >[color=darkred]
> > > $content1 = <<< END1[/color]
> > ^
> > ^
> >
> > Can't have a space here =)
> >[/color]
>
>
> ???[/color]


Hmm.. my apologies for the confusion here William.. I've always used
heredocs with no space there (<<<EOF etc) but I've just tested and it
appears you can have a space, or without.. no difference =)

[color=blue]
>
> You mean can't have a space here, no?
>
> END1;
> ^
>
> The books I'm looking at say you *must* have a space after the <<< and
> before the identifier.
>
> --wmc.[/color]


There (' END1;') can't have a space before it, as this produces a 'Parse
error' (aka: syntax error).

Apologies for any confusion caused regarding the '<<< END1' part =)



Regards,

Ian

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