Multiple Variables and a Space in a String

[GarethB]

Hi Guys and Girls,

 

Long time lurker, first time poster!

 

I am usually able to read through the forums and find and answer without having to start a new thread but I've tried my best to no avail.

 

I am having trouble with the following code:

$afname="Gareth";
$alname="B";
$awayoption.="<OPTION VALUE=\"".$afname." \"".$alname."\">".$afname." ".$alname;

 

I would want that to produce the following:

 

<OPTION VALUE=Gareth B">Gareth B

 

The actual result at the moment is:

 

<OPTION VALUE="Gareth "B">Gareth B

 

It has an extra " in the middle. Any ides or help would be great!

 

Cheers

[fugix]

try

$awayoption.="<OPTION VALUE=\"{$afname} {$alname}\">".$afname." ".$alname;

[GarethB]

Wow thank you - worked a treat. I'm still at a very basic level at this point.

 

Is it a case of you can use {} to define variables then where you are using commas within commas, and this will allow a space in the middle? (Oh my I've just confused myself!)

 

Cheers

[QuickOldCar]

or even

 

$afname="Gareth";
$alname="B";
$awayoption.="<OPTION VALUE='$afname $alname'>$afname $alname";

 

can even combine them before like this

 

$afname="Gareth";
$alname="B";
$fullname = "$afname $alname";
$awayoption.="<OPTION VALUE='$fullname'>$fullname";

[fugix]

yeah, as old car points out..basically gareth you were cancatenating your variables incorrectly which lead to you having one too many double quotations...there are several ways to concatenate, really up to personal choice..