Description
int
print ( string arg)
Outputs arg. Returns 1,
always.
print() is not actually a real function (it is a
language construct) so you are not required to use parentheses with its
argument list.
Example 1. print() examples
<?php
print("Hello
World");
print "print() also works
without parentheses.";
print "This spans
multiple lines. The newlines will be
output as well";
print "This spans\nmultiple
lines. The newlines will be\noutput as well.";
print "escaping characters
is done \"Like this\".";
// You can use variables inside
of a print statement
$foo =
"foobar";
$bar =
"barbaz";
print "foo is $foo";
// foo is foobar
// You can also use arrays
$bar =
array("value" =>
"foo");
print "this is {$bar['value']}
!"; //
this is foo !
// Using single quotes will print the variable name, not the
value
print 'foo
is $foo'; //
foo is $foo
// If you are not using any other characters, you can just
print variables
print $foo; //
foobar
print <<<END
This uses the "here
document" syntax to output
multiple lines with $variable interpolation. Note
that the here document terminator must appear on a
line with just a semicolon no extra whitespace!
END;?> |
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For a short discussion about the differences between print()
and echo(), see this FAQTs
Knowledge Base Article: http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/1/fid/40
See also echo(), printf(),
and flush().