while($testing = mysqli_fetch_array($sendPasswordQuery)){
echo "'$testing['name']'";
}
Hi, I know that the second line is wrong, but how would I print the name column. Thanks in advance.
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Your second line needs to be formatted as one of the following:
echo $testing['name']; // will output Name directly
echo "'{$testing['name']}'"; // will output 'Name' inside a string
echo "'$testing[name]'"; // will output 'Name' in a string,
// however the second example is better practice.
If you are just echoing the variable and not adding any extra text to it, just use this:
echo $testing['name'];
Otherwise, I'd suggest the following:
echo "Lorem ipsum {$testing['name']} sit amet.";
That will output: Lorem ipsum Name sit amet.
2 Comments
Sterling Archer
Why is the first example best practice?
Benjamin Nolan
I've actually just switched it with the second example. Whilst $testing[name] will work within a string, some common characters used in array indexes will cause the parser to not match them. {$testing['name']} is unambiguous, and will always output the correct result inside a string.
Lots of quotes, all of them outside of the variable are unnecessary:
while($testing = mysqli_fetch_array($sendPasswordQuery)){
echo $testing['name'];
}
