I have this:
$animal=cat;
how can I add single quotes to this variable to get an output of, for example, 'cat'?
echo "$animal";
//Output 'cat'
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3... `echo "'$animal'";` ? – Federkun Dec 29 '17 at 20:00
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Variables aren't interpreted in single-quoted strings. Use double quotes, like in the code you've shared. – ceejayoz Dec 29 '17 at 20:02
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$animal = "'cat'"; will display with siingle quotes. echo $animal; – halojoy Dec 29 '17 at 20:04
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1Possible duplicate of [What is the difference between single-quoted and double-quoted strings in PHP?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3446216/what-is-the-difference-between-single-quoted-and-double-quoted-strings-in-php) – MonkeyZeus Dec 29 '17 at 20:09
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echo "'$animal'";
Just write signle quotes before and after variable but remember variable should be written in double quotes
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You can do
echo "\"$animal\"";
Or you can just use single quotes instead as the following:
echo '"$animal"';
Whichever you prefer.
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@Federkun, yeah thank you I messed up between single quotes and double quotes. – ndrwnaguib Dec 29 '17 at 20:08
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1@user9154057 If this helped you, then your question is wrong. The first example will output double quotes around the value and the second will output `"$animal"`. There's no single quotes here (which is what you said you wanted). – M. Eriksson Dec 29 '17 at 20:08
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@user9154057 Please if that is what you want then you have to change your question, otherwise, tell me so I can delete my answer. – ndrwnaguib Dec 29 '17 at 20:09
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