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What is the difference between echo and print statement?

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Last Update: August 31, 2008 Asked by: Davinder Singh

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Submitted by: Trii

Actually . . .

echo and print are both language constructs and do not (and should not) require parenthesis. The difference is that print returns a value indicating success where echo does not

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May 29, 2006 08:29:58

Suparna Dey

RE: What is the difference between echo and print stat...

Difference1:

echo() can take multiple expressions Print cannot take multiple expressions.

echo has the slight performance advantage because it doesn't have a return value.

True echo is a little bit faster.

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June 29, 2006 06:55:12

rabbi

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RE: What is the difference between echo and print stat...

echo( something ) is always a function. print( something ) is a function butprint is not a function but simple a statement.

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May 02, 2007 10:30:04

Trii

RE: What is the difference between echo and print stat...

Actually . . .

echo and print are both language constructs and do not (and should not) require parenthesis. The difference is that print returns a value indicating success where echo does not

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August 03, 2007 03:22:37

Shunmuga prasath

RE: What is the difference between echo and print stat...

Print is a function whereas echo is a language construct.
You can use something link $a print $b while you cant use $a echo $b.

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November 17, 2007 00:49:20

Vignesh

RE: What is the difference between echo and print stat...

Print is a Function. Echo is an keyword.

Print return true or false value on printing. Echo doesn't

Print cannot have multiple expression whereas Echo can have Multiple Expression statement to echo the value.

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January 17, 2008 05:22:54

subhadeep21

Member Since: January 2008 Contribution: 1

RE: What is the difference between echo and print statement?

Both are language construct.
The only difference is:
print can evealuate expression and
echo can not.

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August 31, 2008 16:25:51

bluemonk

Member Since: August 2008 Contribution: 1

RE: What is the difference between echo and print statement?

Both echo and print are language constructs.

However print() acts like a function in that it returns a value and can be used in complex expressions.

Furthermore echo without parentheses can take multiple arguments. Echo with parentheses and print can only take a single argument.

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