PHP Multiline Strings

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Thanks for this tips, it's really useful for making a code easy to read.
Another manner to do that, a bit more "proper" is to use chr(10) IMHO.
Example :

PHP Code:

<?php
$multiline = chr(10);
echo "Hello".$multiline."This is multilines!";
?>

How is this more proper? the chr() function returns the ascii value of a number, so how does calling a function to get the ascii value of 10 (I'm guessing it's the newline char, as that's the only thing that would make sense in this case) a more proper way of implementing a multiline string?

What you did makes use of a needless variable, and it is harder to understand what you were trying to accomplish.

Another possible way of implementing newline's is '\n', which would look something like:

PHP Code:

echo "lol \n new line"; 


However, \n's aren't really an alternative to heredoc's as they aren't really friendly to your eyes.

Think about it, which one makes more sense?

PHP Code:

$intro = "Hello, sir!\ntoday we will be offering you lots of stuff.\nyou can get a tv\na computer\nor a new desk!\nchoose now.\n"; 


or...

PHP Code:

$intro = <<<EOL
Hello, sir!
today we will be offering you lots of stuff.
you can get a tv
a computer
or a new desk!
choose now.
EOL; 


Sorry, I kinda rambled there. In short, chr() should definitely not be used for implementing newlines within a string ;).

Also, nice guide Master Of The Universe.