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dbconfession

Reputation: 1199

How do I make Text Editor display an apostrophe instead of a single quote?

I can't parse properly using Text Editor because it interprets the apostrophe key on my keyboard as a single quote (‘ - slanted). PHP requires an apostrophe (' - straight). When I press this key anywhere else (browser, etc. it displays as an apostrophe.

Works - <?php echo '<p>Hello World</p>'; ?>

Doesn't work - <?php echo ‘<p>Hello World</p>’; ?>

How can I get Text Editor to display the straight apostrophe instead of a single quote?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1822

Answers (3)

Collin
Collin

Reputation: 12287

It sounds like you have TextEdit in rich text mode. This will only cause you horrible pain trying to write code.

You can use Shift+Cmd+T, or the menu item Format -> Make Plain Text if you're editing code.

There are better choices for code editors on OSX though, like TextWrangler, which is free.

Upvotes: 1

JHazelwood
JHazelwood

Reputation: 1

Try changing the font to Arial, I just checked and it appears to use the apostrophe instead of the single quote, when I copied and pasted the example it recognized both characters

Upvotes: 0

Robert
Robert

Reputation: 20286

You won't change PHP syntax unless you wan't to write your own interpreter :P

If you want to display for user an apostrophe you need to escape it with \'

Moreover, you can echo string also with double quote so:

<?php echo '<p>Hello World</p>'; ?>
<?php echo '<p>\'Hello World\'</p>'; ?>
<?php echo "<p>Hello World</p>"; ?>

will work.

You will find more information about strings here

Upvotes: 0

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