Adding a "Word" in php code

Question

So, I know title is super confusing but I didn't know how to word it.

In the following code, the word "View:" is placed and displayed properly on the page.

<div class="myuserpropageview">View:<?php echo get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'pageview', true );?> </div>

In the following code, how can achieve the same thing? (where do I place "View:"?)

$output .= '<div class="dhvc-woo-view">';
$output .= get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pageview', true);
$output .= '</div>';

Thank you

Answer 1

any word (html) you put between the single quotes will be echoed when you echo $output. so you can do this:

$output .= '<div class="dhvc-woo-view">View: ';
$output .= get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pageview', true);
$output .= '</div>';

or

$output .= '<div class="dhvc-woo-view">';
$output .= 'View: ';
$output .= get_post_meta($post->ID, 'pageview', true);
$output .= '</div>';

it's the same.