[SOLVED] Parse error on a function?

[Mr Chris]

Hello,

 

I'm trying to put together a function but am getting the message:

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end   at the end of the function.

 

I know this normally happens when the { and } don't match up, but unless i'm going bonkers they do?

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

 

<? 
function FuncName() { 
$total = 0; 
$output = '<form action="" method="post"> 
   <input type="hidden" name="aaa" value="bbb"> 
   <input type="hidden" name="fff" value="1"> 
   <input type="hidden" name="ddd" value="666666k">'; 

            foreach ($this->Cart as $ProductID => $Qty){ 
                $result = $Database->query('SELECT * FROM books WHERE id = '.$ProductID); 
                $row = $result->fetch(); 
                $price = sprintf('£%.2f', $row['price']); 
                $rowTotal = sprintf('£%.2f', $row['price'] * $Qty); 
                $total += $row['price'] * $Qty; 
                $output .= <<<ROW
                  <input type="hidden" name="one_{$ProductID}" value="{$description}"> 
                  <input type="hidden" name="two_{$ProductID}" value="{$rowTotal}"> 
                  <input type="hidden" name="three_{$ProductID}" value="{$Qty}"> 
            ROW; 
            } 
            $total = sprintf('£%.2f', $total); 
            $output .= <<<END
            <input type="submit" value="Submit"> 
</form> 

END; 
            return $output; 
        } 
    } 
?>

[rivan]

It looks to me there is some error with heredoc strings you are using (in fact you have one closing brace too much but something with heredocs make php parser go wild)

[Mark Baker]

IIRC,

            ROW;

should be

ROW;

i.e. the ROW; to terminate the heredoc must be the very first characters in the line, no white space or anything is permitted.

 

edit - added warning quoted from the PHP manual

It is very important to note that the line with the closing identifier must contain no other characters, except possibly a semicolon (. That means especially that the identifier may not be indented, and there may not be any spaces or tabs before or after the semicolon. It's also important to realize that the first character before the closing identifier must be a newline as defined by the local operating system. This is \n on UNIX systems, including Mac OS X. The closing delimiter (possibly followed by a semicolon) must also be followed by a newline.

[rivan]

also mentioned above NO SPACES AFTER ; in heredoc end (you have spaces there too, very difficult to spot )