alternative syntax for do...while

> On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:53:51 -0400, Marc Richards wrote: > > >><? do: ?> >><tr> >> <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td> >> <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td> >> <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td> >></tr> >><? while ($s_array = mysql_fetch_array($search_results): ?> >><? enddowhile ?> >> > > > This looks like a good case to use a real template-engine. >

> Marc Richards wrote: > > >>I guess this is too late for 5.0, and I feel like there is bound to be >>opposition, but this has been bugging me for a while, so I figured I >>would ask. >> >>I use the alternative syntax for control structures almost exclusively >>within my HTML code but I have to revert to braces for do...while. Why >>can't we do this? >> >> >><? do: ?> >><tr> >> <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td> >> <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td> >> <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td> >></tr> >><? while ($s_array = mysql_fetch_array($search_results): ?> >><? enddowhile ?> >> >> >>It is a little cumbersome, but at least I can keep my syntax consistent. >> Are there parser related problems? >> >> >>Marc > > > <?php do { ?> > <tr> > <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td> > <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td> > <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td> > </tr> > <?php } while ($s_array = mysql_fetch_array($search_results); ?> > > is much shorter, ain't it ?

> It is, and that is what I currently do, but > > > <?php if ($x == TRUE){ ?> > <tr> > <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td> > <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td> > <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td> > </tr> > <? } ?> > > > Is generally less readable (especially in a large page) than: > > <?php if ($x == TRUE): ?> > <tr> > <td><?= $s_array['name'] ?></td> > <td><?= $s_array['classyear'] ?></td> > <td><?= $s_array['status'] ?></td> > </tr> > <? endif ?>