Php: what's the difference between while...endwhile; and while { // stuff here }

Question

What's the difference between

while (expression):  // do stuff  endwhile; 

and

while {  } 

Answer 1

There is no functional difference.

In practical use I find that:

while (expression): // do stuff endwhile; 

Is more readable for the designers when you are embedding php code within html. IE:

<? while ($cssClass = array_pop($array)): ?>    <li class="<?=$cssClass?>"> <? endwhile; ?> 

Whereas:

while {  } 

Is more readable within a php code block.

Answer 2

There's no difference, it comes down to personal preference.