No, if you use /* ? */ as a comment the parser will skip right over
it.....if you want to use sample code in your script just use:
/*
<?
code here....
?>
*/
that'll work fine
ed
At 02:48 PM 5/28/2002 -0600, Kevin Stone wrote:
>I've run into this before as well. Pain in the ass when you want to put
>example code in your header. It's gotta be a deisgn flaw.
>
>// literal.. legal
>$tmp = '?>';
>
>// reg ex.. legal
>ereg('?>', $tmp);
>
>// Comment.. illegal. Why? Makes no sense.
>/*?>*/
>
>-Kevin
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jonathan Rosenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Johnson, Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:46 PM
>Subject: RE: [PHP] comment followed by ?> fails to parse
>
>
> > BTW: if my last message was correct, this means that an
> > occurrence of ?> embedded in a string literal will also cause
> > problems.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Johnson, Kirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 4:08 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: [PHP] comment followed by ?> fails to parse
> > >
> > >
> > > I have wondered for some time if this is a bug or just
> > > an interesting design
> > > choice ;) I agree with you, I was surprised when I
> > > first encountered this.
> > > But it is what it is, so code accordingly.
> > >
> > > Kirk
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Thalis A. Kalfigopoulos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 1:21 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: [PHP] comment followed by ?> fails to parse
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If I write a comment line with // and I include in
> > > it ?> then
> > > > it fails to parse the rest of the page because (i'm
> > > guessing)
> > > > the parser gets confused and goes off PHP mode.
> > > > Is this normal? Shouldn't I be able to write literally
> > > > ANYTHING on a comment line?
> > > >
> > > > Sample Code:
> > > >
> > > > <?
> > > > //bla bla ?>
> > > > $var=1;
> > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > > Output:
> > > >
> > > > $var=1; ?>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > cheers,
> > > > thalis
> > >
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