PHP simple foreach loop with HTML

Question

I am wondering if it will work best to actually write the following for example:

<table>
    <?php foreach($array as $key=>$value){ ?>
    <tr>
        <td><?php echo $key; ?></td>
    </tr>
    <?php } ?>
</table>

So basically embedding HTML inside foreach loop but without using echo to print the table tags. Will this work? I know in JSP this works.

The [alternative control syntax](http://us.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php) might be even better, YMMV. — DCoder, Apr 21 '12 at 11:06
It's not a useless question. This particular implementation is difficult to find in the PHP docs, and the accepted answer provides validation that it works without ten thousand developers needing to "just create a sample array and try" on an individual basis. — isherwood, Sep 13 '19 at 15:37

score 238 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 08 '21 at 19:47

238

This will work although when embedding PHP in HTML it is better practice to use the following form:

<table>
    <?php foreach($array as $key=>$value): ?>
    <tr>
        <td><?= $key; ?></td>
    </tr>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
</table>

edited Jan 08 '21 at 19:47

Dharman

answered Apr 21 '12 at 11:06

ilanco

26

or alternative instead of echo $key, you can use =$key?> – tsiro May 01 '16 at 11:58

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