print

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

print — Output a string

Description

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.

For a short discussion about the differences between print() and echo(), see this FAQTs Knowledge Base Article: » http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/1/fid/40

Parameters

arg: The input data.

Return Values

Returns 1, always.

Examples

Example #1 print() examples


<?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 of 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;

?>

Notes

Note: Because this is a language construct and not a function, it cannot be called using variable functions