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What is the syntax for a really long variable, in this case a whole form?

Sep 28th, 2001 06:17
Philip Olson, k tombeau,

Many different routes can be taken all of which depends on your goals.
a) Use an include
Put the form in a seperate file and when needed, make a call to it.  
Something like :
  if (empty($form_submitted)) {
    include 'form.php';
  }
b) Use a function
HTML works great in functions, something like :
  <?php
  function myForm() {
  ?>
  <form action="process.php" type="POST">
    <input type="text" name="foo[name]">
    <input type="text" name="foo[email]">
    <input type="submit" name="submit">
    <input type="hidden" name="form_submitted" value="1">
  </form>
  <?php
   }
  ?>
Now calling that function will produce the form.  
c) Use heredoc syntax
HEREDOC can be demonstrated at the following location :
  http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php
Essentially it looks like this :
$form = <<<MYFORM
<form>
 <input ...>
</form>
MYFORM;