What is the meaning of this symbol in php

Question

What is the use of the following symbols in php?

<?= code($data); ?>

Though I don't know the actual use of the above symbol, I found out that I can use

<?= my_function($data1,$data2); ?>

instead of using

<?php echo my_function($data1,$data2); ?>

Can anyone explain what exactly is happening here and what is the use of it?

[Are PHP short tags acceptable to use?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/200640/are-php-short-tags-acceptable-to-use) — Prix, Feb 12 '14 at 18:33
Great i found the answer here [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3737139/reference-what-does-this-symbol-mean-in-php) ... — bytestorm, Feb 12 '14 at 18:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 12 '14 at 18:34

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It's a quick way of echoing text, as that's one of the most common uses of PHP.

answered Feb 12 '14 at 18:34

Zoey Mertes

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 12 '14 at 18:35

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As of PHP 5.4, <?= ?> is essentially the short-hand way of writing <?php ?>.

answered Feb 12 '14 at 18:35

Smittey

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