This seems to me to be inconsistent/buggy behavior on the part of the PHP parser.
To be consistent, I would think that it would want to act like an HTML parser (browser), which will recognize the first ?>, regardless of where it occurs. The idea being that if the PHP code is passed through a server that doesn't execute PHP, the code will not appear display. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Gorski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 4:53 PM > To: Kevin Stone; Jonathan Rosenberg; Johnson Kirk; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
