Date: 2010sep12 Updated: 2016mar4 Language: php, perl, C/C++, javaScript, Java, Python Keywords: heredoc, inline text, multiline Q. What is the syntax for php, perl, C/C++, javaScript, Java and Python heredocs? The syntax is close but different enough to drive me crazy. A. In php:

my $mydoc = <<<EOT line one line two $variables_work_here line three EOT;

In perl:

my $mydoc = <<EOT; line one line two $variables_work_here line three EOT

In C/C++: There is no exact equivalent but you can take advantage of a trick: C/C++ will concatenate adjacent strings.

char *mydoc = "line one\n" "line two\n" "line three\n";

Use sprintf() to put variables into a string. In javaScript: Again, there is no heredoc. But you can use a backslash for more compact multiline strings:

var mydoc = "line one\ line two\ line three";

It would be great for JSON if javaScript supported a heredoc. In Java: On Android use a string resource. Regular Java doesn't have an official way but this works OK:

String mydoc = "line one\n" + "line two\n" + "line three\n";

In Python: Use triple double quotes:

String mydoc = """ line one line two I said "hello" last line """