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Keith Clark
4,074 PointsJust curious about object operator in a string
In the original try catch, I wanted to put the following line in the catch response:
echo "Sorry, connection failed. $e->getMessage()";
But that does not work, however,
$errString = $e->getMessage(); echo "Sorry, connection failed. $errString";
does.
Does anyone know why you cant use the object operator in a string like you can a variable?
Just curious, Keith
2 Answers
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 PointsHi Keith,
Great question. From PHP: Strings
Functions, method calls, static class variables, and class constants inside {$} work since PHP 5.
To get your example to work, wrap the function call inside curly braces. Tested on my end and this works.
<?php
echo "Sorry, connection failed. {$e->getMessage()}";
?>
Rifqi Fahmi
23,164 Pointscan we also type:
<?php
echo "Sorry, connection failed" . $e->getMessage();
?>
??????
Hasnain Ashfaq
Courses Plus Student 3,929 PointsHasnain Ashfaq
Courses Plus Student 3,929 PointsGreat information!