simple php echo question

  • This should work but it’s not. I’m sure I have my syntax screwy.

    <?php if (count($kids) > 0) {echo "<h2><?php (get_the_title($parent))?></h2>";} ?>

    I have declared this previously:
    $kids = get_pages("child_of=$id");

    the $kids bit is working fine with a bit used later. I think I just have more php all mixed up in the first line. can some one please tell me where?

    thank you.

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  • <?php
    if (count($kids) > 0) {
    echo "<h2><?php (get_the_title($parent))?></h2>";
    } ?>

    You never close the PHP tag you opened at the very beginning, so opening a new PHP tag with <?php causes the PHP parser to get confused. Try this:

    <?php
    if (count($kids) > 0) {
    echo '<h2>' . get_the_title($parent) . '</h2>';
    }
    ?>

    Or:
    <?php
    if (count($kids) > 0) {
    $t = get_the_title($parent);
    echo "<h2>$t</h2>";
    }
    ?>

    Or even:
    <?php
    if (count($kids) > 0) {
    echo '<h2>';
    the_title($parent);
    echo '</h2>';
    }
    ?>

    I showed you all three of these to highlight certain differences. Note that for (I think) every get_the_* function there is also a the_* function. get_the_* returns to you the value you requested for use in a variable, or other function (like echo). the_* displays the value directly to the browser.

    Note also the different uses of single and double quotes. Single quotes do no variable interpolation. So echo '$foo'; will echo the literal value $foo, dollar sign and all. Because they do no interpolation, they’re a little faster.

    Double quotes do interpolate variables, so echo "$foo"; will echo the value contained in the variable $foo.

    Hope that helps!

    Thread Starter syrupcore

    (@syrupcore)

    Skippy! Thanks so much. I haven’t had a chance to test it but will this afternoon and report back. at the moment, I just moved the site to a new server and I managed to break it. sweet.

    you’ve come to my rescue more than once. If you’re in portland, beer is on me.

    will

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