zend framework 3 : How to use php code or variable inside inlineScript method - zend-framework3

Question

i am trying to use the value of a php variable as javascript variable within my zend framework 3 based project. But, it is not rendering properly. Sample code is given below that i tried.
<?php
$this->inlineScript()->captureStart();
echo <<<JS
function abc(){
var a='<?php echo $name?>';
......
}
JS;
$this->inlineScript()->captureEnd();
?>
Here, it is printing as it instead of rendering the value of $name. Is there any way to do so like we can do using within plain script tag like below.
<script type='text/javascript'>
function abc(){
var a='<?php echo $name?>';
}
</script>

Answer 1

Try not to mix PHP and JS too much... Here your code is echoed as you are using an echo where you directed a stream (your string containing js and PHP).
Try something more readable:
<?php $this->inlineScript()->captureStart() ?>
function abc() {
var a='<?= $name ?>';
......
}
<?php $this->inlineScript()->captureEnd() ?>
Here the PHP instruction will be executed as it is not in a heredoc
Also, this is not a Zend Framework related question but rather a PHP question. Please take some times to read the PHP documentation linked in this post, and not only the Heredoc section... PHP has plenty of ways of dealing with strings!