I’m writing a PHP app and I want to make sure it will work with no errors.
The original code:
<?php $data = array('name' => 'test', 'id' => 'theID'); echo form_input($data); ?>
Would the following work with no errors or is not recommended for some reason?
<?= form_input(['name' => 'test', 'id' => 'theID']); ?>
Are there any difference?
I’ve looked again the data about array()
and the short array method with square brackets []
in PHP.net but I’m not sure.
And also, is the short php tag <?= ?>
fine for echoing? Is there any version issue? (provided is enabled in php.ini)
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Answer
Following []
is supported in PHP >= 5.4:
['name' => 'test', 'id' => 'theID']
This is a short syntax only and in PHP < 5.4 it won’t work.