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Subject: Re: alternative syntax for do...while
From: contact_marcos@yahoo.es (Marc Richards)



Red Wingate wrote:

> Marc Richards wrote:
> 
> 
>>I guess this is too late for 5.0, and I feel like there is bound to be
>>opposition, but this has been bugging me for a while, so I figured I
>>would ask.
>>
>>I use the alternative syntax for control structures almost exclusively
>>within my HTML code but I have to revert to braces for do...while. Why
>>can't we do this?
>>
>>
>><? do: ?>
>><tr>
>>    <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td>
>>    <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td>
>>    <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td>
>></tr>
>><? while ($s_array = mysql_fetch_array($search_results): ?>
>><? enddowhile ?>
>>
>>
>>It is a little cumbersome, but at least I can keep my syntax consistent.
>>  Are there parser related problems?
>>
>>
>>Marc
> 
> 
> <?php do { ?>
> <tr>
>      <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td>
>      <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td>
>      <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td>
> </tr>
> <?php } while ($s_array = mysql_fetch_array($search_results); ?>
> 
> is much shorter, ain't it ?


It is, and that is what I currently do, but


<?php if ($x == TRUE){ ?>
  <tr>
      <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td>
      <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td>
      <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td>
</tr>
<? } ?>


Is generally less readable (especially in a large page) than:

<?php if ($x == TRUE): ?>
  <tr>
      <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td>
      <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td>
      <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td>
</tr>
<? endif ?>


And I was looking for some consistency...not necessarily brevity.


Marc