php4-beta | 200004

Re: [PHP4BETA] Error: " " is not added From: Alan (alan <email protected>)
Date: 04/05/00

On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 15:53:31 +0200 (CEST), ZioBudda <michel <email protected>> wrote:
>
> Hi, I have send it to the 2 lists because I don't know if it is my error
> in the scripts or a bug in PHP4RC1.
>
> I have this little code:
> $cognome_linea = trim($cognome_linea);
> while(strlen($cognome_linea)< 70);
> { $cognome_linea .= " ";
> print("cog = --$cognome_linea--<BR>");
> }
> print("cog = --$cognome_linea--<BR>");
>
> The enter in a loop beacuse
> $cognome_linea .= " ";
> not working. If I make
>
> $cognome_linea = "foo"
> $cognome_linea .= " ";

>
> the result is
> cog = --foo--
>
> Why this?
> Where is my error, if one?
>

Check the string length of $cognome_linea, you'll probably find that it does have all those spaces but the browser is not displaying them.

Try using:

   $cognome_linea.="&nbsp;";

instead of

   $cognome_linea.=" "

or <pre> tags

    print("cog = <pre>--<pre>$cognome_linea--</pre><BR>");

Regards,

Alan van den Bosch
Sanguis Pty Ltd

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