[SOLVED] fighting quotes

[alemapo]

Hi,

I'm using dreamweaver with php. This particular master page is dynamically loading the links to the detail pages based on the type of record. (Calling different update pages). I am trying to pass 2 URL variables with the link that are coming from the database but the way I am trying is apparently too many quotes and double quotes and they are not getting along. Any help or suggestion on a better way to do it would be appreciated!

 

 

 

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[Hatdrawn]

I'm not an expert and I also can't really understand the issue but does this help?

 

<td align="center"><?php if ($recordsFound){
               echo \'<a href="update_general.php?recordID=$row_current[\'cls_id\']
                       &cls_item_var=$row_current[\'cls_item\']">Update</a>';}?></td>

[roopurt18]

<td align="center"><?php if ($recordsFound){
               echo '<a href="update_general.php?recordID=$row_current['cls_id']
                       &cls_item_var=$row_current['cls_item']">Update</a>';}?></td>

 

If you want to embed PHP variables inside a string, then the string must be enclosed with double quotes, not single quotes like you have there.  Whatever you start your string with (single or double quotes), then that same character must be escaped with a backslash within the string.

 

I.E: You can output a single double quote:

echo '"'; // single-quoted string, so no escape sequence necessary for the enclosed double-quote
echo "\""; // double-quoted string, so escape sequence is necessary for the enclosed double-quote

 

<td align="center"><?php if ($recordsFound){
               echo "<a href=\"update_general.php?recordID={$row_current['cls_id']}&cls_item_var={$row_current['cls_item']}\">Update</a>";}?></td>

 

When placing variables in a double-quoted string, it is good programming practice to enclose the variable in curly brackets.

$name = 'Joe';
echo "Hello, $name\n"; // BAD practice
echo "Hello, {$name}\n"; // GOOD

[alemapo]

That took care of it and thank you for the info on good programming practice with curly brackets.  Thanks!