FAQ: Loops in HTML - Why Use Shorthand?

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This community-built FAQ covers the “Why Use Shorthand?” exercise from the lesson “Loops in HTML”.

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<ul> <?php /**/first PHP tag** for ($i = 0; $i < 2; $i++): ?> <li>Duck</li> <?php /**/Second PHP tag** endfor; ?> <li>Goose</li> </ul>

I am currently learning PHP. so, on getting to the topic above, I discovered for the first time that a “for” loop can run from one embedded PHP tag into another PHP tag, as shown in the sample code above. As it is, it seems obvious that we need two(2) PHP tags embedded into an HTML code to run a “for” loop. Personally, this makes the code syntax look complex. instead of the above, why can’t we use something like this:

    <?php //Just one single PHP tag for ($i = 0; $i < 2; $i++):
  • Duck
    • endfor; ?>
  • Goose