Strange echo effect after reversing quotes

[FlashDance]

I had:

PHP Code:

echo "{$content['size']}"; 


... and this echoed "Large", which is correct.

I then switched the quotes around, so its now like this:

PHP Code:

echo '{$content["size']}; 


The problem now is that instead of echoing "Large", it echo's "{$content["id"]} ".

Why?!

[devinmaking]

Originally Posted by FlashDance

I had:

PHP Code:

echo "{$content['size']}"; 


... and this echoed "Large", which is correct.

I then switched the quotes around, so its now like this:

PHP Code:

echo '{$content["size']}; 


The problem now is that instead of echoing "Large", it echo's "{$content["id"]} ".

Why?!

you have ["size'] instead of ["size"] but that should throw up a error rather than that

[Wanna]

If you only have a variable you won't need quotes at all.
Try it like this:

PHP Code:

echo $content['size']; 


[abduraooft]

PHP doesn't parse the variables enclosed inside singles quotes, but it does for the double quotes. Is there any specific reason to interchange the quotes? Why don't you just use

PHP Code:

echo $content['size']; 


or

PHP Code:

echo $content["size"]; 


[tangoforce]

There is a tip in my signature about quotes. Take a look as it will explain this to you in greater detail.

[FlashDance]

This fixed it:

PHP Code:

'.$content['size'].' 


[Wanna]

You could also do it without quotes

[tangoforce]

Originally Posted by Wanna

You could also do it without quotes

Only inside double quotes.

[Wanna]

Originally Posted by tangoforce

Only inside double quotes.

I mean like this

PHP Code:

echo $content['size']; 


[tangoforce]

Ah, I thought you meant

PHP Code:

'.$content[size].'