how to fixe Parse error: syntax error

Question

Hi guys I am trying to get the following code below to work but I got a parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"'

$product .= "$item_id-""$length-""$Category-".$each_item['quantity'].",";

Basically it is meant to show something like this. 1-12 size-blue-13 the ","

you forgot to add a dot between "$item_id-" and "$length-" and also "$length-" and "$Category-" try this: $product .= "$item_id-"."$length-"."$Category-".$each_item['quantity'].","; — Barış Akkurt, Aug 04 '13 at 20:01

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 04 '13 at 20:04

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With strings you can use braces:

$product .= "${item_id}-${length}-${Category}-${each_item['quantity']},";

answered Aug 04 '13 at 20:04

Andrey Volk

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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The correct syntax - $product .= "${item_id}-"."${length}-"."${Category}-".$each_item['quantity'].",";

edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

Community

answered Aug 04 '13 at 20:02

Patt Mehta

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Thanks love, unbelievable what `.` can mean,lol – Jessica Aug 04 '13 at 20:05
Yes, also read this - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16790501/php-variable-interpolation-vs-concatenation – Patt Mehta Aug 04 '13 at 20:06
Please mark it as the answer or upvote if it is correct. – Patt Mehta Aug 04 '13 at 20:07
4 minutes until i can mark – Jessica Aug 04 '13 at 20:10

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