Using PHP inside quotes

Asked Nov 06 '16 at 00:28

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I am trying to repopulate the post value of a text box in php. My html is built dynamically using a string and I am struggling with single and double quotes in the html string while using the php code. Below is my code

function setTestboxValue(){

        $text = "<form action = '' method = 'post'>
                   <input type='text'  name='title' 
                    value='<?php echo isset($_POST['textValue']) ? $_POST['textValue'] : '' ?>' 
                       placeholder = 'book name' />                       
                    <input type = 'submit' value = 'Search' />
                    </form>";
        return $text;
}

I am facing issue with "Possible Syntax error. unexpected variable: $_POST". Would really appreciate if some one can help me with this issue.

Disclaimer: I started working on php since a week, so I am an absolute newbie to php.

edited Nov 06 '16 at 00:31

asked Nov 06 '16 at 00:28

NoobGeek

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it's because you're already in PHP and using php tags and echo. Take this as an answer to this question. – Funk Forty Niner Nov 06 '16 at 00:29
`$text = @" ... value='$array[key]' ... "` – mario Nov 06 '16 at 00:31
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`value='". isset($_POST['textValue']) ? $_POST['textValue'] : '' ."'` – Xorifelse Nov 06 '16 at 00:32
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^ you guys don't feel confident enough? *lol* Edit: ah I see... question was closed, wasn't fast enough. – Funk Forty Niner Nov 06 '16 at 00:32
Not today Fred, its all yours – Xorifelse Nov 06 '16 at 00:33
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I was going for: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17477025/php-echo-inside-echo – mario Nov 06 '16 at 00:33
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@Xorifelse hehehe, I was busy going for a dupe for it, but Machavity found it. – Funk Forty Niner Nov 06 '16 at 00:34
@Xorifelse i tried your suggestion, but now I get undefinex index:textValue error. I guess the isset check isnt working as expected..? – NoobGeek Nov 06 '16 at 00:42
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@Fred-ii- I expected as much, by all yours I meant "flag it as a dupe" :), as for NoobGeek, have you checked the line number where it happened? Most likely not my line of code... – Xorifelse Nov 06 '16 at 00:47
@Xorifelse it is indeed on that line of code you suggested. – NoobGeek Nov 06 '16 at 00:48

Using PHP inside quotes

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