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  <refentry id="function.print">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>print</refname>
    <refpurpose>Output a string</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>void</type><methodname>print</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>arg</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <simpara>
     Outputs <parameter>arg</parameter>. &return.success;
    </simpara>
    <para>
     <function>print</function> is not actually a real function (it is a
     language construct) so you are not required to use parentheses
     with it. 
    </para>
    &note.language-construct;
    <example>
     <title><function>print</function> examples</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
print("Hello World");

print "print() also works without parentheses.";

print "This spans
multiple lines. The newlines will be 
output as well";

print "This spans\nmultiple lines. The newlines will be\noutput as well.";

print "escaping characters is done \"Like this\".";

// You can use variables inside of an print statement
$foo = "foobar";
$bar = "barbaz";

print "foo is $foo"; // foo is foobar

// Using single quotes will print the variable name, not the value
print 'foo is $foo'; // foo is $foo

// If you are not using any other characters, you can just print variables
print $foo;          // foobar

print <<<END
This uses the "here document" syntax to output
multiple lines with $variable interpolation. Note
that the here document terminator must appear on a
line with just a semicolon no extra whitespace!
END;
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    <simpara>
     For a short discussion about the differences between 
     <function>print</function> and <function>echo</function>, see this FAQTs
     Knowledge Base Article: <ulink url="&url.echo-print;">&url.echo-print;
     </ulink>
    </simpara>
    <simpara>
     See also <function>echo</function>, <function>printf</function>,
     and <function>flush</function>.
    </simpara>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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