(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
Output a string
int print ( string $arg )
Outputs arg
.
print is not actually a real function (it is a language construct) so you are not required to use parentheses with its argument list.
Parameters:
arg
The input data.
Returns:
Returns 1, always.
Notes:
Because this is a language construct and not a function, it cannot be called using variable functions.
Examples:
print examples
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 | <?php print ( "Hello World" ); print "print() also works without parentheses." ; print "This spans multiple lines. The newlines will be output as well"; print "This spans\nmultiple lines. The newlines will be\noutput as well." ; print "escaping characters is done \"Like this\"." ; // You can use variables inside a print statement $foo = "foobar" ; $bar = "barbaz" ; print "foo is $foo" ; // foo is foobar // You can also use arrays $bar = array ( "value" => "foo" ); print "this is {$bar['value']} !" ; // this is foo ! // Using single quotes will print the variable name, not the value print 'foo is $foo' ; // foo is $foo // If you are not using any other characters, you can just print variables print $foo ; // foobar print <<< END This uses the "here document" syntax to output multiple lines with $variable interpolation. Note that the here document terminator must appear on a line with just a semicolon no extra whitespace! END ; ?> |
See also:
echo -
printf() -
flush() -
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