PHP shorthand BAD coding

[schawel]

<input type="text" name="email" size="35" value="" class="input">&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="mail_message" value="<?=$message?>">
<input type="submit" name="sendemail" class="input" value=" Send " onClick="return validate();">



I have this code and it looks like shorthand is being used for this. I was handed this code to try and clean it up.

<?=$message?> I don't recog this.

should it be <?php something = $message;?>

I have a whole page full of stuff like this

i.e. ----

<?=$val['fieldname']?>

or

<?=$_GET['id']?>


any ideas?

[kenrbnsn]

The "<?=" is shorthand for "<?php echo "

Just replace "<?=" with "<? echo " and you should be set.

Ken

[schawel]

[!--quoteo(post=355995:date=Mar 17 2006, 12:31 PM:name=kenrbnsn)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(kenrbnsn @ Mar 17 2006, 12:31 PM) [snapback]355995[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
The "<?=" is shorthand for "<?php echo "

Just replace "<?=" with "<? echo " and you should be set.

Ken
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THANKS!!! u da man!

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THANKS!!! u da man!
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ONE more thing

in my question..i sampled this

<?=$message?>

shouldn't there also be a semicolon after the variable $message

???

[kenrbnsn]

No, it is optional if there is only one statement between the tags. Just like if there is only one statement in a statement block the curly braces are optional.

Ken

[Barand]

To be precise, it doesn't matter if there is one or many statements. The last semicolon is implied by the "?>".

So this works OK

[code]<?php
echo '1';
echo '2';
echo '3'
?>[/code]