How to embed PHP next to an HTML attribute

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Here's a simple $64,000.00 question for everyone.

UPDATE: this is a PHP page... not a .html page...

I have a tag on an HTML page, basically I have something like this:

<td id="data">

... some other stuff

</td>

What I NEED to do is capture the PHP variable for the "ID" coming from the database and place it NEXT TO the "data" value in the ID attribute like this:.

<td id="data<?php echo $row_listNoticeboard['id']; ?>">

... some other stuff

</td>

But Netbeans 7.4 gives me an error stating:

Bad value "data" for attribute "id" on element "div": An ID must not contain whitespace. Syntax of id: An ID consists of at least one character but must not contain any whitespace.

From line 76, column 29; to line 76, column 152

(Rule Category: Attributes)

So in Classic ASP I'd simply do it like this and have been over the years:

<td id="data<% response.write('id') %>">

.... some other stuff

</td>

Thanks

Will you be sending payment via paypal? money order? or??? $64000 is a lot for paypal I think. Might raise some red flags. — rlemon
– rlemon, Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 17:37
It's a little "yoke" from the 70s TV show, the $64,000.00 Question... :-). A little "IT" humor never hurt anyone. — Peter The Angular Dude
– Peter The Angular Dude, Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 17:42
What happened to the other answers?? This actually worked: <td id="data<?=$row_listNoticeboard['id'];?>". It's weird but the first two answers are gone! — Peter The Angular Dude
– Peter The Angular Dude, Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 17:45
I got the joke. I was making one back. on the internet everything is sarcasm. — rlemon
– rlemon, Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 18:53

Sahil Mittal · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-09 17:32:37Z

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Its a netbeans bug.

NetBeans HTML validator doesn't support embedded PHP code, so it is trying to validate your PHP code as a part of the HTML- which is of-course not.

Just disable the HTML error checking - you'll find it by clicking on the error bulb on left and this will fix it.

answered Apr 9, 2014 at 17:32

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