PHP simple foreach loop with HTML [closed]

Question

I am wondering if it will work best to actually write the following for example:

<table>
    <?php foreach($array as $key=>$value){ ?>
    <tr>
        <td><?php echo $key; ?></td>
    </tr>
    <?php } ?>
</table>

So basically embedding HTML inside foreach loop but without using echo to print the table tags. Will this work? I know in JSP this works.

It's not a useless question. This particular implementation is difficult to find in the PHP docs, and the accepted answer provides validation that it works without ten thousand developers needing to "just create a sample array and try" on an individual basis. — isherwood
– isherwood, Commented Sep 13, 2019 at 15:37

Dharman · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-08 19:47:58Z

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This will work although when embedding PHP in HTML it is better practice to use the following form:

<table>
    <?php foreach($array as $key=>$value): ?>
    <tr>
        <td><?= $key; ?></td>
    </tr>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
</table>

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answered Apr 21, 2012 at 11:06

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or alternative instead of echo $key, you can use <td><?=$key?></td>