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Bug #34682 Echo not printing output with parenthesis and commas
Submitted: 2005-09-29 18:00 UTC Modified: 2005-09-30 22:36 UTC
From: Adam dot Kirk at edu dot sait dot ca Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Output Control
PHP Version: 5.0.5 OS: Windows XP
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2005-09-29 18:00 UTC] Adam dot Kirk at edu dot sait dot ca 
Description:
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When using the Echo to output text using a comma but inside the parenthesis () the output doesnt work

Reproduce code:
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<?PHP
$first = Adam;
echo("My Name is ", $first);
?>

Expected result:
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My Name is Adam

Actual result:
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actual results is blank screen

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 [2005-09-29 18:06 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Actual result is a parse error. echo is NOT a function.
This is the correct way:

echo "foo", $bar;
 [2005-09-30 22:33 UTC] Adam dot Kirk at edu dot sait dot ca 
As to my knowledge echo is a built in method (function) of php and per object oriented standards all methods including print and echo use parenthesis even in all the php 5 text books that I have seen use echo ("Name is ", $first); as consistant standard?
 [2005-09-30 22:36 UTC] derick@php.net 
Sorry, but you're wrong. you should not use () with echo (and it's not a function or method, it's a language construct).
 
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