When programming php do you use....

[axilant]

print or echo?

I use print(""); I will never use print "";

i will use print $cls[tpl]->fetch("tpl");

I never use echo

I know this is something stupid... but its just something that struck me to ask ^^

 

[user-7256]

echo("string");

is my format.

 

[clowesy]

I use echo("string"); too because some guy proved that echo is something like 0.01 ms faster then print.

 

[RegFee]

I use echo because that's what this "Learn PHP5 in 5 seconds" book told me to use.

 

[nasaboy007]

i use echo("") because it sounds cooler than print lol.

 

[user-7256]

.01 milliseconds faster than print lol

That's because print() returns true or false.

 

[aaronfalloon]

echo is what I use

 

[dkin69]

I use echo '';

Is that bad ???

 

[axilant]

Alright,

echo IS faster than print. But!

Heres why:

echo is 4 characters (4 bytes)

print is 5 characters (5 bytes)

That difference would only matter on a system below a 1ghz processor hell, its hardly noticable!

The ONLY difference is 1byte of space... so even 1milisecond... heh thats not bad cause i only have 3 print statements per file execution.

$cls[func]->head(); //has print inside this function

print $output;

$cls[func]->foot(); //has print inside this function

That's because print() returns true or false.

Since when?

http://php.net/print

Always returns true. Or 1. Its a language constructor

 

[Peter]

just a note to those using echo("") as per the php manual you do not need to use parentheses with it echo "" will work perfectly fine.

I personally use echo "" as it is what I have just got used to doing.

 

[axilant]

just a note to those using echo("") as per the php manual you do not need to use parentheses with it echo "" will work perfectly fine.

I personally use echo "" as it is what I have just got used to doing.

Lol,

When i was "learning" php, i started using echo... but when i asked for help on a forum, the people would change it from echo to print when they replied... no clue why So i said the hell with it and started using print lol

 

[slantednet]

Alright,

echo IS faster than print. But!

Heres why:

echo is 4 characters (4 bytes)

print is 5 characters (5 bytes)

That difference would only matter on a system below a 1ghz processor hell, its hardly noticable!

The ONLY difference is 1byte of space... so even 1milisecond... heh thats not bad cause i only have 3 print statements per file execution.

BUZZ... Try again. With 32 bit word lengths common for today's processors (64 bit for tomorrow) I doubt this is a concern. There should be no difference processing that "additional" character...

It does however, take additional time to process the return value (1), but very negligble. It's really a moot issue, use what you feel comfortable with.

And who uses multiple echo/print's per page anyways?

 

[moondog]

echo "";

for me

 

[Eric]

Meh, echo ""; Is what I use.

 

[Icespadez]

echo '';

echo because a return value is not needed
single quotes because variable interpolation BAD

 

[stscac]

<?
// Prepare yourself
echo"You should always use echo, because I do";
?>

-Steve

 

[Albino]

echo ""; for me

im just used to it, and i have no reason to need the true or false most of the time.

and "And who uses multiple echo/print's per page anyways?"

I do?