How to write a loop while inside heredoc

Asked Nov 02 '18 at 21:36

Active Nov 03 '18 at 08:49

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I am using heredoc statement for printing html, but how can we embed php code inside that html for example:

$results = $conn->query($sql);

$html = <<<html
<table class="table table-bordered table-striped table-hover">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>ID</th>
            <th>Technician</th>
            <th>Project</th>
            <th>Region</th>
            <th>Date</th>
            <th>Type</th>
            <th>Notes</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <?php while($row = $results->fetch_assoc()): 
        <tr>
            <td>{$row['ID']}</td>
            <td>{$row['Technician']}</td>
            <td>{$row['Project']}</td>
            <td>{$row['Region']}</td>
            <td>{$row['Date']}</td>
            <td>{$row['Type']}</td>
            <td>{$row['Notes']}</td>
        </tr>
        <?php endwhile; ?>
    </tbody>
</table>
html;

How can we do something like that . . .

edited Nov 03 '18 at 08:49

asked Nov 02 '18 at 21:36

Osahady

3

_"how to.."_ - just don't. It's not possible this way. You cannot have a control structure inside a string. You need to split it in 3 parts. – Jeff Nov 02 '18 at 21:38
what are the alternatives? – Osahady Nov 02 '18 at 21:44
1

Split it in 3 parts. End the first HEREDOC after ``, then `while(...) { $html .= <<...html; }`, and the third one for closing tbody and table. – Jeff Nov 02 '18 at 21:46
Have you considered using a template system like twig? – Don't Panic Nov 02 '18 at 21:56

How to write a loop while inside heredoc

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