# \_\_('xxxxxx')?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/---xxxxxx/240492>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 3, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/---xxxxxx/240492 "2007-10-03T14:03:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mlk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlk)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/---xxxxxx/240492/1 "2007-10-03T14:03:47Z")

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I came across this code today, I don’t know a great deal of php and there’s a bit that I don’t understand:

```auto

$var = '<img src="images/img.png" '.'alt="'.__('Test').'" class="c4" /> ';

```

namely, the syntax of \<? \_\_(‘Test’) ?\>, what are the underscore & parentheses for ?

cheers

mlk