I'm using the simplexml class to parse through some xml. when i use
the standard foreach loop syntax, i get the expected results.

<?php foreach ($xml->item as $artist) {
echo $artist->title "<br />";
}?>

Outputs:
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Matchbox Twenty


When i use the alternate syntax of:
<?php foreach ($xml->item as $artist):?>
echo "$artist->title <br />";
<?php endforeach; ?>

It Outpusts:
echo "$artist->title
"; echo "$artist->title
";

Am i doing something wrong?

> When i use the alternate syntax of:
> <?php foreach ($xml->item as $artist):?>
> echo "$artist->title <br />";
> <?php endforeach; ?>
>
> It Outpusts:
> echo "$artist->title
> "; echo "$artist->title
> ";
>
> Am i doing something wrong?

Yes. You leave the echo statement to the HTML output, not to the PHP
parser. So the alternative syntax version is:

<?php
foreach ($xml->item as $artist):
echo "$artist->title <br />";
endforeach;
?>

This works with almost all structures (except class, function and try).

Best regards.

Thanks!