Code Blocks (Cross Ref > Data Structures)

In .ASP html pages, you embed ASP code between <% and %>.

ASP Classic code blocks are surrounded by statement ending keywords that all use End such as End Sub, End If, and WEnd.

<%

Sub x

End Sub

If x Then

End If

While x

WEnd

%>

In .PHP html pages, you embed PHP code between <?PHP and ?>.

For PHP, JavaScript, Java,and C++, I prefer to put the first { at the end of the first line of the code block as in the example above because I see morePHP codeformatted that way (and on PHP.Net).

PHP Alternative Syntax

Although I don't like to use it, PHP offers an alternative syntax for if, while, for, foreach, and switch. These code blocks are surrounded by statement ending keywords that all use End with camel caps such as endif, endwhile, endfor, endforeach,and endswitch.

<?PHP

$x = "Yes";

//Simple if

If ($x == "Yes")
  echo "hello world";

//If with a block of code.

If ($x == "Yes") {
  echo "Hello world";

  echo "I am a PHP coder!";

}

?>