Appending Strings

/* This string will end up being '

Number: 9

' */ $num = 9; $str = "

Number: $num

"; echo "With double quotes:".$str; /* This one will be '

Number: $num

' */ $num = 9; $str = "with single quotes:".'

Number: $num

'; echo $str; /* Get the first character of a string */ $str = 'This is a test.'; $first = $str[0]; echo "string is:$str
\n first char is = '$first'
\n"; /* Get the last character of a string. */ $str = 'This is still a test.'; $last = $str[strlen($str)-1]; echo "string is:$str
\n last char is = '$last'
\n"; ?>