Using if() {} vs if(): endif;

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Difference between if () { } and if () : endif;

Simple question,

When I started programming PHP I was shown my if statements like this:

If(1 == 1):
Echo 'hello world';
Endif;

Where as most people prefer

If(1== 1) {
Echo 'hello world';
}

Is there any difference? Does is improve the speed of the script or is it Better than the way I do it?

Already answered here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/564130/difference-between-if-and-if-endif — Francois, Nov 29 '11 at 12:53
Is the samething. PHP will run with the same speed, no difference. The same for `` vs ` — David Rodrigues, Nov 29 '11 at 12:54

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 29 '11 at 12:55

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The statement are equals though for a better legibility in a Model View Controller project is better to use

if(1== 1) {
    echo 'hello world';
}

in model/controller part and the other one in the View part.

<? if(1 == 1): ?>
   <div>..</div>
<? endif;?>

so a web designer/ graphic can better handle html code.

answered Nov 29 '11 at 12:55

Gianpaolo Di Nino

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Saying that the different syntax is something aimed at MVC is a little misguided. – jprofitt Nov 29 '11 at 13:20
@jprofitt: maybe my english did not help. I just wanted to say that the different syntax make sense in a MVC and I explained why. – Gianpaolo Di Nino Dec 02 '11 at 13:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 29 '11 at 12:53

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No. However, you should not think about micro optimization (it's the root of all evil), especially since you name yourself a beginner.

The second one is more common, the first one is often more readable when mixing php and html.

answered Nov 29 '11 at 12:53

KingCrunch

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+1 - Premature optimisation is never a good idea either. – Chris Parton Nov 29 '11 at 12:55

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 29 '11 at 12:53

There is no speed difference between them. This is an alternate syntax of if.

Some people prefer if() { or some prefer if ():

I personally use if (): when there is a bunch of HTML need to output.

<?php if (condition) : ?>
//some html tags html
<?php endif; ?>

and I use if(condition) { when some php processing to be done.

<?php
if (condition)
{
   //other PHP stuff
}
?>

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 29 '11 at 12:54

Personally I use alternative syntax when I mix PHP with HTML (its much cleaner this way for me):

    <p>
        <label>Customer:</label>
        <?php echo Form::input('customer', Arr::get($post, 'customer'), array('maxlength' => 80)) ?>
        <?php if (isset($errors['customer'])): ?>
            <span class="error"><?php echo $errors['customer'] ?></span>
        <?php endif ?>
    </p>

Other then that there is no difference.

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 29 '11 at 13:04

Is there any difference? Does is improve the speed of the script or is it Better than the way I do it?

No.
That's just two different ways to do the same thing.

For the second one almost every good code editor/IDE will highlight the matching brace.
Such a reason, along with the fact that curly braces are compatible with many other languages, makes them used more often.

Using if() {} vs if(): endif;

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