RE: [PHP] Code optimization: single vs. double quotes?

Justin French <mailto:justin@indent.com.au>
on Monday, October 27, 2003 2:12 PM said:

> a) echo "<td bgcolor='{$bgcolor2}'>&nbsp;</td></tr>";
> b) echo "<td bgcolor='$bgcolor2'>&nbsp;</td></tr>";
> c) echo '<td bgcolor="'.$bgcolor2.'">&nbsp;</td></tr>';
> d) echo "<td bgcolor='".$bgcolor2."'>&nbsp;</td></tr>";

Exactly what is the problem with:

echo "<td bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\">&nbsp;</td></tr>";

I don't see the problem.



Chris.
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--- "Chris W. Parker" <cparker@swatgear.com> wrote:
> Exactly what is the problem with:
>
> echo "<td bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\">&nbsp;</td></tr>";
>
> I don't see the problem.

I agree with you, actually. The only things I don't like are:

1. The use of the bgcolor attribute
2. The name of the variable :-)
3. The fact that your td is not tabbed in
4. The closing tr being on the same line

But, everyone has different tastes. I tend to choose whichever format makes my
HTML look perfect while requiring the least amount of syntax in PHP.

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It's said that you shouldn't use tables for layout, but does people
accutually listen to that? And what instead?

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"Curt Zirzow" <php-general@zirzow.dyndns.org> skrev i meddelandet
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> * Thus wrote Chris Shiflett (shiflett@php.net):
> > --- "Chris W. Parker" <cparker@swatgear.com> wrote:
> > > Exactly what is the problem with:
> > >
> > > echo "<td bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\">&nbsp;</td></tr>";
> > >
> > > I don't see the problem.
> >
> > I agree with you, actually. The only things I don't like are:
> >
> > 1. The use of the bgcolor attribute
> > 2. The name of the variable :-)
> > 3. The fact that your td is not tabbed in
> > 4. The closing tr being on the same line
> >
> > But, everyone has different tastes. I tend to choose whichever format
makes my
> > HTML look perfect while requiring the least amount of syntax in PHP.
>
> 5. no newline after the tr. :)
>
> There are some broswer issues with tr and td's not being on the
> same line. But I guess that shouldn't matter much cause tables
> shouldn't be used for layout design.
>
>
> Curt
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* Thus wrote Chris Shiflett (shiflett@php.net):
> --- "Chris W. Parker" <cparker@swatgear.com> wrote:
> > Exactly what is the problem with:
> >
> > echo "<td bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\">&nbsp;</td></tr>";
> >
> > I don't see the problem.
>
> I agree with you, actually. The only things I don't like are:
>
> 1. The use of the bgcolor attribute
> 2. The name of the variable :-)
> 3. The fact that your td is not tabbed in
> 4. The closing tr being on the same line
>
> But, everyone has different tastes. I tend to choose whichever format makes my
> HTML look perfect while requiring the least amount of syntax in PHP.

5. no newline after the tr. :)

There are some broswer issues with tr and td's not being on the
same line. But I guess that shouldn't matter much cause tables
shouldn't be used for layout design.


Curt
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>It's said that you shouldn't use tables for layout, but does people
>accutually listen to that? And what instead?

This is veering off-topic, but:
<http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=CssLayouts>

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--- DvDmanDT <dvdmandt@telia.com> wrote:
> It's said that you shouldn't use tables for layout, but does people
> accutually listen to that? And what instead?

You can use stylesheets.

These work well with PHP. Well, that's my attempt at getting this thread back
on topic. :-)

Chris

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On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, at 09:23 AM, Chris W. Parker wrote:

> Exactly what is the problem with:
>
> echo "<td bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\">&nbsp;</td></tr>";

it's purely personal -- i don't enjoy writing, re-writing, debugging or
modifying code with 100's of escaped double quotes everywhere when they
really aren't needed.

Justin