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Bug #28381 <?= $variable ?> eats up a newline if it follows ?>
Submitted: 2004-05-13 05:44 UTC Modified: 2004-05-13 10:19 UTC
From: mikemc-phpbug2 at contactdesigns dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.3.6 OS: Linux 2.4.20-28.9smp
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2004-05-13 05:44 UTC] mikemc-phpbug2 at contactdesigns dot com 
Description:
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This isn't a major bug, but I would think it should be classified as a bug just so that it is on the radar screen.  For those of us too lazy to write <?php echo $variable ?> and instead prefer <?= $variable ?>, if a newline immediately follows the "?>" then PHP eats the new line :-(

Reproduce code:
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vi test.php (then insert following code and :wq Enter)
<?= $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>
I should be on a new line - but I am not!
[shellprompt]# php test.php
testing.phpI should be on a new line - but I am not!


Expected result:
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testing.php
I should be on a new line - but I am not!

Actual result:
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testing.phpI should be on a new line - but I am not!

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 [2004-05-13 05:50 UTC] mikemc-phpbug2 at contactdesigns dot com 
Almost forgot the workaround!  You can insert a space right after "?>" and the newline gets output.

Yes it is specific to newlines for example, this:

<?= $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>*
I should be on a new line - but I am not!

Outputs this:

testing.php*
I should be on a new line - but I am not!

So PHP only seems to eat the newline - it ignores the "*".  Wonder if there are any other characters it doesn't like?
 [2004-05-13 10:19 UTC] mgf@php.net 
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php

Expected behaviour, documented at http://www.php.net/basic-syntax ("The closing tag for the block will include the immediately trailing newline if one is present.")
 
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