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PHP print() Function

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Example

Write some text to the output:

<?php
print "Hello world!";
?>
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Definition and Usage

The print() function outputs one or more strings.

Note: The print() function is not actually a function, so you are not required to use parentheses with it.

Tip: The print() function is slightly slower than echo().


Syntax

print( strings)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
strings Required. One or more strings to be sent to the output


Technical Details

Return Value: Always returns 1
PHP Version: 4+

More Examples

Example

Write the value of the string variable ($str) to the output:

<?php
$str = "Hello world!";
print $str;
?>
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Example

Write the value of the string variable ($str) to the output, including HTML tags:

<?php
$str = "Hello world!";
print $str;
print "<br>What a nice day!";
?>
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Example

Join two string variables together:

<?php
$str1="Hello world!";
$str2="What a nice day!";
print $str1 . " " . $str2;
?> 
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Example

Write the value of an array to the output:

<?php
$age=array("Peter"=>"35");
print "Peter is " . $age['Peter'] . " years old.";
?>
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Example

Write some text to the output:

<?php
print "This text
spans multiple
lines.";
?> 
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Example

Difference of single and double quotes. Single quotes will print the variable name, not the value:

<?php
$color = "red";
print "Roses are $color";
print "<br>";
print 'Roses are $color';
?>
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