From 087dbecb2f25c2d372ed4e007f7641cbc87c0571 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Duff Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 20:21:42 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add more examples and explanations Added some clarifying examples to sections on echo(), constants, and cleaned up formatting on others. Added further explanation about the spaceship operator. --- php.html.markdown | 19 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/php.html.markdown b/php.html.markdown index 5bc2ddce..127e601b 100644 --- a/php.html.markdown +++ b/php.html.markdown @@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ END; echo 'This string ' . 'is concatenated'; // Strings can be passed in as parameters to echo -echo 'Multiple', 'Parameters', 'Valid'; +echo 'Multiple', 'Parameters', 'Valid'; // Returns 'MultipleParametersValid' + /******************************** * Constants @@ -117,8 +118,10 @@ echo 'Multiple', 'Parameters', 'Valid'; // followed by any number of letters, numbers, or underscores. define("FOO", "something"); -// access to a constant is possible by direct using the choosen name -echo 'This outputs '.FOO; +// access to a constant is possible by calling the choosen name without a $ +echo FOO; // Returns 'something' +echo 'This outputs '.FOO; // Returns 'This ouputs something' + /******************************** @@ -159,9 +162,9 @@ echo('Hello World!'); print('Hello World!'); // The same as echo -// echo is actually a language construct, so you can drop the parentheses. +// echo and print are language constructs too, so you can drop the parentheses echo 'Hello World!'; -print 'Hello World!'; // So is print +print 'Hello World!'; $paragraph = 'paragraph'; @@ -219,7 +222,11 @@ assert($a !== $d); assert(1 === '1'); assert(1 !== '1'); -// spaceship operator since PHP 7 +// 'Spaceship' operator (since PHP 7) +// Returns 0 if values on either side are equal +// Returns 1 if value on the left is greater +// Returns -1 if the value on the right is greater + $a = 100; $b = 1000;