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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:33:19 +0200
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To: Manuel Canga <php@manuelcanga.dev>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Alternative syntax for Nowdoc.
From: michal.brzuchalski@gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Micha=C5=82_Marcin_Brzuchalski?=)

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Hi Manuel,

wt., 29 cze 2021 o 18:16 Manuel Canga <php@manuelcanga.dev> napisa=C5=82(a)=
:

> Hi, folks, here again with a new purpose:  ``` as alternative to Nowdoc
> syntax.
>
> Currently, Nowdoc syntax is very "verbose":
>
> $string =3D<<<'CODE'
> <div>
> <p>Link: <a href=3D"%s">'%s'</a><p>
> </div>
> CODE;
>
> Why doesn't something like this?:
>
> $string =3D```
> <div>
> <p>Link: <a href=3D"%s">'%s'</a><p>
> </div>
> ```;
>
> even as well:
>
> $string =3D```<div><p>Link: <a href=3D"%s">'%s'</a><p></div>```;
>
>
> I see a caveat: this is very similar to `eval` syntax. However, this
> syntax is more similar to Markdown syntax.
>
> What do you think ?
>

I think a Markdown document including PHP code snippet with above examples
could cause issues while parsing.
I can imagine parsers don't expect end-of-snippet tag "```" being not an
end tag actually.

Cheers,
Micha=C5=82 Marcin Brzuchalski

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