Question

Why is this code giving an error on the line where I try to access $sector_value['sector_info']['purchase_order'];? But not in the fifth line where I print out the variable $sector_counter?

//SECTOR
$email_body .=  <<<SECTOR_DETAILS
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
            Sector $sector_counter;
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
            Purchase order
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
        $sector_value['sector_info']['purchase_order'];
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>
            Proof
        </td>
    </tr>

SECTOR_DETAILS;

This is the error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/www2isco/public_html/test/bch/queries/submit_order.php on line 44

Thanks!

Answer 1

Enclose the variable in { .. }, it’s in the docs.

//SECTOR
$email_body .=  <<<SECTOR_DETAILS
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
            Sector $sector_counter;
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
            Purchase order
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
        {$sector_value['sector_info']['purchase_order']}
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td>
            Proof
        </td>
    </tr>

SECTOR_DETAILS;