What version of php are you using? I just pasted that code in test script
and it came out fine with 4.2.1.....maybe it wasn't the case in earlier
versions...
ed
At 02:57 PM 5/28/2002 -0600, Kevin Stone wrote:
>OH NO IT WON'T. It'll comment out the <? and parse the ?> and give you a
>parse error.
>
><?
>/*<?comment here?>*/
>
>echo "hello";
>?>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ed Gorski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jonathan Rosenberg"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Johnson Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:52 PM
>Subject: Re: [PHP] comment followed by ?> fails to parse
>
>
> > 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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