How to add single quote instead of double quote?

[mark107]

I'm working on my php as I'm generating to make the xml output.

 

I need some help with my php as I want to add the single quotes in the <programme channel= tag to make it like this:

 

<programme channel='101 ABC FAMILY' start='20140504113000' stop='20140504131000'>

On mine the output show like this:

 

<programme channel="101 ABC FAMILY" start="20140504113000" stop="20140504131000">

 

The problem are lie in this line:

 

$xml .= "
      <programme channel='$my_id $channel' start='$stoptime' stop='$starttime'>";

 

Can you please tell me how i can make the output with the single quotes instead of using double quotes?

[Jacques1]

Is there any reason why the looks of the document are so super-important for you? XML doesn't care whether it's a single or a double quote. Both delimit attributes, and that's it.

[mark107]

Because it is my script and it is my own work to use so it does bother me!!!

 

so how to add the single quote in the <programme channel= tag because on mine mine it will be showing without the quote like this:

<programme channel=ABC FAMILY></programme> 

here is the code:

$xml .= '<programme channel=' .$channel. '>';

[Ch0cu3r]

The single quotes are not showing because you are using it as the string delimiter. If you want to print a literal single quote you'll need to escape it

$xml .= '<programme channel=\'' .$channel. '\'>';

//OR

$xml .= "<programme channel='" .$channel. "'>";

[mark107]

thanks Ch0cu3r, but the code you have post the single quotes are still not showing because i'm still using the string delimiter.

 

Any idea?

[Ch0cu3r]

The code I posted is syntactically correct. You sure you tested it correctly? The \'  will print a single quote

echo 'One \'two\' three'; // outputs: one 'two' three

echo "One 'two' three"; // outputs: one 'two' three

[mark107]

it still don't work for me, please see it here: http://67.23.248.61/~ytestbox/test_xml.php

 

here is the update code:

 

<?php
$my_id = '101';
$channel = 'ABC FAMILY';
$starttime = '2014-05-04';
$stoptime = '2014-05-05';


$xml .= '<programme channel=\'' .$channel. '\'>';


//$xml .= "<programme channel='".$channel."' start='".$starttime."'>";
//$xml .= "<programme channel='$my_id $channel' start='$starttime' stop='$stoptime'>";


$xml .= '</programme>';


header("Content-Type: text/xml");
echo $xml;
$handle = fopen("myChannel.xml", "w"); 
fwrite ($handle, $xml);
?>

[Ch0cu3r]

The single quotes are there (to see them you need to right click > view source). For some reason the browser is changing them to double quotes.

[mark107]

Oh ok thanks anyway