Output a string
int **print** string $expression
Outputs .
expression
is not a function but a language construct.
Its argument is the expression following the keyword,
and is not delimited by parentheses.
print``print
The major differences to are that
only accepts a single argument and always returns
.
echo``print``1
expression
The expression to be output. Non-string values will be coerced to strings,
even when is enabled.
the
strict_types directive
Returns , always.
1
Voorbeeld: examples
<?php
print "print does not require parentheses.";
print PHP_EOL;
// No newline or space is added; the below outputs "helloworld" all on one line
print "hello";
print "world";
print PHP_EOL;
print "This string spans
multiple lines. The newlines will be
output as well";
print PHP_EOL;
print "This string spans\nmultiple lines. The newlines will be\noutput as well.";
print PHP_EOL;
// The argument can be any expression which produces a string
$foo = "example";
print "foo is $foo"; // foo is example
print PHP_EOL;
$fruits = ["lemon", "orange", "banana"];
print implode(" and ", $fruits); // lemon and orange and banana
print PHP_EOL;
// Non-string expressions are coerced to string, even if declare(strict_types=1) is used
print 6 * 7; // 42
print PHP_EOL;
// Because print has a return value, it can be used in expressions
// The following outputs "hello world"
if ( print "hello" ) {
echo " world";
}
print PHP_EOL;
// The following outputs "true"
( 1 === 1 ) ? print 'true' : print 'false';
print PHP_EOL;
?>
Opmerking: > ### Using with parentheses
Surrounding the argument to with parentheses will not raise a syntax error, and produces syntax which looks like a normal function call. However, this can be misleading, because the parentheses are actually part of the expression being output, not part of the syntax itself.`print``print````php
When using in a larger expression, placing both the keyword and its argument in parentheses may be necessary to give the intended result: `print````php <?php if ( (print "hello") && false ) { print " - inside if"; } else { print " - inside else"; } // outputs "hello - inside else" // unlike the previous example, the expression (print "hello") is evaluated first // after outputting "hello", print returns 1 // since 1 && false is false, code in the else block is run print "hello " && print "world"; // outputs "world1"; print "world" is evaluated first, // then the expression "hello " && 1 is passed to the left-hand print (print "hello ") && (print "world"); // outputs "hello world"; the parentheses force the print expressions // to be evaluated before the && ?>
echo``printf``flushWays to specify literal strings