Code Table in CSS

danielneri

anybody have any idea how people get those php boxes, "code" boxes??

for example if somebody was writing a tutorial, how do they get a box with a bunch of php code to be shown like normal html on a php page but with the php colours like dreamweaver shows?

martian2k4

I can't remember the function for it so go have a look on http://www.php.net, Its pretty simple you put the code inside a string then have it echo it in a box yadda yadda.... Whats for lunch?

danielneri

thanks for the quick reply but i have no idea how that answers my question lol
and what do i search for on php.net?

Python

hmmm... I used to know what it is aswell. Cant remember it now

It colours the code appropiately and makes it look as it shoud... and because of what it is Im not sure what to type in to search for it...

danielneri

damn...

martian2k4

Ok to get it to show PHP you need Highligh_String

[PHP]<?php

$str = "<? echo 'This is a string'; ?>";

echo highlight_string($str);

?>[/PHP]

danielneri

so i can include php code in that and it would appear and not execute?

Python

yes... but watch out...when your putting the code into the variable as a string be careful of " characters because that would indicate to php that it is trying to end the current variable...

danielneri

so could you give me an example with some php stuff in it please

Python

well an example is what martain posted above... that is PHP code in a string, and then given to the function...

danielneri

so this would work:

[PHP]<?php

$str = "<? echo 'This is a string.
$foo = "foobar";'
; ?>";

echo highlight_string($str);

?> [/PHP]

Python

No... simply because the code your trying to display uses quotes "

When PHP sees one of these quote characters in your code it thinks you are trying to end the variable.... in your case the variable $str

So in the code you actually want to display replace all " with '

That should then work me thinks

danielneri

ok thanks

kink

use a textarea and pre tags (cheap[ and easy)

xPureNLx

No offense, but hasn't this become a PHP-based question? :P

DeluxeNames

xPureNLx wrote: »

No offense, but hasn't this become a PHP-based question? :P

Good point xPure, this has now been moved to the PHP section.