PHP double quotes inside double quotes

I am trying to figure out how to do double quotes inside double quotes

$newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target=_blank", $newcode);

$newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target="_blank"", $newcode);

the code works as is in the first example...but it screws up my validation
when it is parsed

MSB wrote:
> I am trying to figure out how to do double quotes inside double quotes
>
> $newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target=_blank", $newcode);
>
> $newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target="_blank"", $newcode);
>
> the code works as is in the first example...but it screws up my
> validation when it is parsed

You could :
- quote with other quotes (so ' "bla"' will work), which I'd recommend.
- escape your quotes (so " \"bla\"")
- in large strigs, I'd recommend HEREDOC syntax.

Grtz,
--
Rik Wasmus

Hi.

MSB wrote:
> I am trying to figure out how to do double quotes inside double quotes
>
> $newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target=_blank", $newcode);
>
> $newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target="_blank"", $newcode);

Just escape with '\'.

This is explained here:
http://de2.php.net/types.string

$newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target=\"_blank\"", $newcode);

>
> the code works as is in the first example...but it screws up my validation
> when it is parsed
>
>

"MSB" <ajhfdsa@adf.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to figure out how to do double quotes inside double quotes
>
> $newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target=_blank", $newcode);
>
> $newcode = str_replace("<a", "<a target="_blank"", $newcode);
>
> the code works as is in the first example...but it screws up my validation
> when it is parsed
>

I bypass this problem, (and the quote character, "\"), by using single
quotes. This works for me:

$newcode = str_replace(' "<a", "<a target=_blank" ' , $newcode);

(Note: I have put a space between the single and double quotes here ONLY
for clarity for you to see what I mean. In the actual code I do not have
any space.

Shelly