Resolved EOT Heredoc Parse Error

[RonnyNishimoto]

I get a funny error when the "EOT" or the "$end" is indented.

PHP Code:

<?php
echo <<< EOT
    HELLO!
EOT;
?>

which I researched to be exactly the same as:

PHP Code:

<?php
echo <<< PINEAPPLES
    HELLO!
PINEAPPLES;
?>

^ works. But if I indent the $end

PHP Code:

<?php
echo <<< PINEAPPLES
    HELLO!
    PINEAPPLES;
?>

it produces an error?:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting T_VARIABLE or T_END_HEREDOC or T_DOLLAR_OPEN_CURLY_BRACES or T_CURLY_OPEN

This seems really funny to me, does anyone know why it does this? I'm more curious as to learn why it gives me an error than "You just can't."
I indent all my code, so if I was territory that is indented 20 times, that would mean I would have to put the $end on the very first indent?

[Fou-Lu]

You cannot indent the ending delimiter (this is documented as such as well). You must put it on a line of its own, and it must not have any preceding whitespace.

So I'm afraid the answer is "You just can't". Its the way the parsing engine works on the heredoc and nowdoc syntax.

[RonnyNishimoto]

:O That really, really sucks. If that's the case, it's pretty much worthless. Thanks again Fou!