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tuukka uosukainen
22,107 PointsWhen to use double and single quotes
I'm a little confused when to use double quotes and when single.
Do we use double quotes when we have variables in our strings?
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thank you.
3 Answers
Shawn Gregory
Courses Plus Student 40,672 PointsTuukka,
They both basically do the same core thing...echo out a string. The big difference between the two is how it handles variables, functions, arrays, etc within. Single quotes will echo out the name of the PHP object while double quotes echo out the value it contains or performs the PHP object's functionality. Basically, single quotes will echo out what is inside of the string and double quotes will perform or echo any type of PHP function or container then echo out the result.
<?php
$var = 5;
echo 'This is the variable $var'; // This will output... This is the variable $var
echo "This is the variable $var"; // This will output... This is the variable 5
?>
Hope this helps.
Cheers!
tuukka uosukainen
22,107 PointsThank you so much Shawn!
Your answer is perfect. No more confusion :)
Have a great Week Shawn!
Robin Pedersen
3,889 PointsWhat is more common to use on a regular basis?