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DJMaze · 06-08-2005, 02:31 PM

'\n' = \n
"\n" = new-line

there's also \t, \r, \0, etc.
The difference between single and double is static vs dynamic strings

For example try:

Code:

$bob = 'hi it\'s me';
echo "$bob";

$bob = "hi it's me";
echo "\$bob";

$bob = "hi it's me";
echo '$bob';

That will hopefully explain it a bit.

06-08-2005, 02:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
DJMaze Senior Contributor Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 734	'\n' = \n "\n" = new-line there's also \t, \r, \0, etc. The difference between single and double is static vs dynamic strings For example try: Code: $bob = 'hi it\'s me'; echo "$bob"; $bob = "hi it's me"; echo "\$bob"; $bob = "hi it's me"; echo '$bob'; That will hopefully explain it a bit.