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In PHP, what does “<<<” represent?
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I ran into this in a PHP script.

(Be aware, I'm new at this so I might look dumb)

$Var['Text'] = <<<OUT
String Here
OUT;

What is the point of that now?! There is nothing in the string, anyways thanks. — , Dec 09 '12 at 20:36
Please see also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3737139/reference-what-does-this-symbol-mean-in-php — Charles, Dec 09 '12 at 20:41

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '12 at 20:32

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That's called the Heredoc syntax to mark strings. Check it out!

answered Dec 09 '12 at 20:32

Madara's Ghost

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 09 '12 at 20:33

0

It's a heredoc. Think multi line string.

answered Dec 09 '12 at 20:33

tommyo

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 09 '12 at 20:33

0

It is called heredoc, see here. It is another way to create strings.

answered Dec 09 '12 at 20:33

lupatus

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