Using Alternative Syntax for Control Structures in PHP to Enhance HTML Integration

When using PHP to mix HTML and PHP code, you can improve readability by employing the alternative syntax for control structures. Instead of curly braces({}), you replace the opening curly braces with a colon (:). For the closing curly braces, simply replace them with the end followed by the control structure's name and a semicolon (;) like (endif; endfor; endwhile;). in the middle just replace only opening curly braces with colon(:) Don't replace closing curly braces with end keyword. This alternative syntax makes your PHP templates more concise and easier to understand. Below I give some example which help you to understand it better.

If|elseif|else conversion

$a = 10;
  if($a == 10){
    echo "a is equal to 10";
  }elseif($a == 11){
    echo "a is equal to 11";
  }else{
    echo "a is not equal to 10 or 11";
  }

  // let convert it into alternative syntax
  if($a == 10):?>
  <h1> A (<?=$a?>) is equal to 10</h1>
  <?php elseif($a == 11):?>
  <h1> A (<?=$a?>) is equal to 11</h1>
  <?php else:?>
  <h1> A (<?=$a?>) is not equal to 10 or 11</h1>
  <?php endif;?>
        

While Loop

  <!-- while loop -->
  <?php 
  $i = 0;
  while($i < 10){
    echo $i . "<br>";
    $i++;
  }
  // convert it into alternative syntax
  $i = 0;
  while($i<10):?>
  <h3>The number is <?=$i?></h3>
  <?php $i++; endwhile;?>
        

For loop

<!-- for loop -->
  <?php
  for($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++){
    echo $i . "<br>";
  }
  // convert it into alternative syntax
  for($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++):?>
  <h3>The number is <?=$i?></h3>
  <?php endfor;?>        

Foreach loop

<!-- foreach loop -->
  <?php
  $arr = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10];
  foreach($arr as $value){
    echo $value . "<br>";
  }
  // convert it into alternative syntax
  foreach($arr as $value):?>
  <h3>The number is <?=$value?></h3>
  <?php endforeach;?>        

switch statement

<?php
  $a = 10;
  switch($a){
    case 10:
      echo "a is equal to 10";
      break;
    case 11:
      echo "a is equal to 11";
      break;
    default:
      echo "a is not equal to 10 or 11";
  }
  // convert it into alternative syntax
  switch($a):
    case 10:?>
  <h3>A (<?=$a?>) is equal to 10</h3>
  <?php break;
  
   case 11:?>
  <h3>A (<?=$a?>) is equal to 11</h3>
  <?php break; 

  default:?>
  <h3>A (<?=$a?>) is not equal to 10 or 11</h3>
  <?php endswitch;?>