Posting $table in side $output

pinehead18

$output .= '<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=50%>
<tr><td align=center><a href="">Add </a> - <a href="?id='. $id
.'">View </a></td>
</tr>
</table>
". $table ."';

Ok, $table has contents but when i try to echo it.. or display it inside $output it just displays $table. But, i wat it to dispaly its output.

Any ideas?
THank you
- Anthony

stolzyboy

yeah use double quotes to encompass your string, single quotes will take it literally as you typed it, ie:

$me = "stolzyboy";

echo "$me"; // will output stolzyboy
echo '$me'; // will output $me

drawmack

Originally posted by pinehead18
$output .= '<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=50%>
<tr><td align=center><a href="">Add </a> - <a href="?id='. $id
.'">View </a></td>
</tr>
</table>
". $table ."';

Yuck, try this

$output .= "<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"50%\">\n";
$output .= "  <tr>\n";
$output .= "    <td align=center>\n";
$output .= "      <a href="">Add </a> - \n";
$output .= "      <a href=\"?id=$id\">View </a>\n";
$output .= "    </td>\n";
$output .= "  </tr>\n";
$output .= "</table>\n";
$output .= $table;

Readable code is the solution to 90% of bug removal.

Weedpacket

Clearer still:

$output .= <<<EOT
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="50%">
  <tr>
    <td align="center">
      <a href="">Add </a> - 
      <a href="?id=$id">View </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
$table;
EOT;