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PHP print () function

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Examples

Output some text:

<?php
print "Hello world!";
?>

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Definition and Usage

print () function outputs one or more strings.

Note: print () function is not actually a function, so you do not have to use it in parentheses.

Tip: print () function than echo () at a slower pace.


grammar

print( strings )

参数 描述
strings 必需。发送到输出的一个或多个字符串。

technical details

return value: Always returns 1.
PHP version: 4+


More examples

Example 1

Output string variable ($ str) values:

<?php
$str = "Hello world!";
print $str;
?>

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Example 2

Output string variable ($ str) the value that contains HTML tags:

<?php
$str = "Hello world!";
print $str;
print "<br>What a nice day!";
?>

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Example 3

Connecting two string variables:

<?php
$str1="Hello world!";
$str2="What a nice day!";
print $str1 . " " . $str2;
?>

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Example 4

Output array of values:

<?php
$age=array("Peter"=>"35");
print "Peter is " . $age['Peter'] . " years old.";
?>

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Example 5

Output some text:

<?php
print "This text
spans multiple
lines.";
?>

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Example 6

The difference between the single and double quotes. The output variable name in single quotes instead of value ::

<?php
$color = "red";
print "Roses are $color";
print "<br>";
print 'Roses are $color';
?>

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