Rule echo_tag_syntax¶
Replaces short-echo <?= with long format <?php echo/<?php print
syntax, or vice-versa.
Configuration¶
format¶
The desired language construct.
Allowed values: 'long' and 'short'
Default value: 'long'
long_function¶
The function to be used to expand the short echo tags.
Allowed values: 'echo' and 'print'
Default value: 'echo'
shorten_simple_statements_only¶
Render short-echo tags only in case of simple code.
Allowed types: bool
Default value: true
Examples¶
Example #1¶
Default configuration.
--- Original
+++ New
-<?=1?>
+<?php echo 1?>
<?php print '2' . '3'; ?>
<?php /* comment */ echo '2' . '3'; ?>
<?php print '2' . '3'; someFunction(); ?>
Example #2¶
With configuration: ['format' => 'long'].
--- Original
+++ New
-<?=1?>
+<?php echo 1?>
<?php print '2' . '3'; ?>
<?php /* comment */ echo '2' . '3'; ?>
<?php print '2' . '3'; someFunction(); ?>
Example #3¶
With configuration: ['format' => 'long', 'long_function' => 'print'].
--- Original
+++ New
-<?=1?>
+<?php print 1?>
<?php print '2' . '3'; ?>
<?php /* comment */ echo '2' . '3'; ?>
<?php print '2' . '3'; someFunction(); ?>
Example #4¶
With configuration: ['format' => 'short'].
--- Original
+++ New
<?=1?>
-<?php print '2' . '3'; ?>
-<?php /* comment */ echo '2' . '3'; ?>
+<?= '2' . '3'; ?>
+<?=/* comment */ '2' . '3'; ?>
<?php print '2' . '3'; someFunction(); ?>
Example #5¶
With configuration: ['format' => 'short', 'shorten_simple_statements_only' => false].
--- Original
+++ New
<?=1?>
-<?php print '2' . '3'; ?>
-<?php /* comment */ echo '2' . '3'; ?>
-<?php print '2' . '3'; someFunction(); ?>
+<?= '2' . '3'; ?>
+<?=/* comment */ '2' . '3'; ?>
+<?= '2' . '3'; someFunction(); ?>
Rule sets¶
The rule is part of the following rule sets:
References¶
Fixer class: PhpCsFixer\Fixer\PhpTag\EchoTagSyntaxFixer
Test class: PhpCsFixer\Tests\Fixer\PhpTag\EchoTagSyntaxFixerTest
The test class defines officially supported behaviour. Each test case is a part of our backward compatibility promise.