[SOLVED] Why doesn't \n work?

[idire]

I'm trying to make php output nicely formatted html code so tried:

 

 <?php echo $data.'\n'; ?> 

 

which doesnt work.

 

also tried:

 

 <?php echo $data.'\r\n'; ?> 

 

also this does nothing:

 

 <?php echo 'Username: \n '.$row->username."\r\n"; ?>

[revraz]

Did you try

 

<BR />

?

[idire]

<br/> works but thats not what i'm trying to do.

 

I'm trying to make the outputted html appear on a new line, instead of going on forever

 

so <table><tr><td></td></tr></table>

 

goes to:

 

<table>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

[gmcalp]

echo "<h3>".$data."</h3>\n";

[idire]

echo "<h3>test</h3> test";

 

gives the same output as:

 

echo "<h3>test</h3> \n test";

 

h3 has a new paragraph started after it anyway, so that tells me nothing?

[Mark Baker]

OK then, try:

echo "<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n";

But I think you'll find the original example worked perfectly

[DarkerAngel]

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[trq]

\n works as expected when between double quotes.

[idire]

Adding ."\n"; onto the end of the echoes seems to work.

 

Never knew there was a difference between single and double quotes.

Stupid me.

 

Thanks all.

[gmcalp]

from your first example, this should work:

 

 <?php echo "Username: ".$whateverdatayouwant."\n"; ?>

[trq]

Never knew there was a difference between single and double quotes.

 

Variables and escape sequences are interpolated within double quotes only.

[idire]

Ah so use double quotes when you want the server to look inside the quotes for variables and \n \t etc.

 

Thanks