Assigning php variable values to html element

Question

Im trying to assign the value of a php variable to a hidden element. But cant get it to work

Here's what Ive tried so far

Attempt 1:

echo '<input type="hidden" maxlength="100" name="value" id="val" value= "${myOb->content}"/>';

Attempt 2:

echo '<input type="hidden" maxlength="100" name="value" id="val" value= "<?php echo $myOb->content"/>';

On both counts . I just get the hard coded value ie. ${myOb->content} or <?php echo $myOb->content in the html element rather than the server side variable. Any thoughts on what Im doing wrong?

PHP code cannot be nested within itself. echo "<?php echo 'foo' ?>" is going to print PHP code, not "foo". and even then, you're using the wrong type of quotes to allow embedding variables in text anyways. — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented Nov 27, 2013 at 20:59
@MarcB : Im relatively new to PHP . Any thoughts on what I should do, to get my expected result? — seeker
– seeker, Commented Nov 27, 2013 at 21:04
just like FreshPrince has below, minus the syntax error in the variable. it should be just $myobj->whatever. the {} brackets should only be used on variables within strings, e.g. echo "{$foo}" — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented Nov 27, 2013 at 21:05

Kimutai · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-27 21:31:31Z

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try

    <?php echo '<input type="hidden" maxlength=100 name="value" id="val" value="'.$myobj->foo.'">';

This works for me. Good luck

answered Nov 27, 2013 at 21:31

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Kermit · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-27 20:47:33Z

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When you use single quotes with echo, you're asking for the literal string value. You can try:

echo '<input type="hidden" maxlength="100" name="value" id="val" value= "' . ${myOb->content} . '"/>';

answered Nov 27, 2013 at 20:47

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seeker Over a year ago

I get Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '->' (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR) on that line. Any idea why that could be happening?

Guillermo Mansilla Over a year ago

Try with $myObj->content

bad_coder · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-30 17:26:17Z

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If anyone need this in the future "'.strval($recordId).'" this worked for me.

edited Aug 30, 2021 at 17:26

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answered Aug 30, 2021 at 16:10

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