Should you close PHP tags when using overrides?

[Masteries]

I'm completely new to overrides, should PHP tags be closed when overriding core files? Example:

 

<?php

 

class someController extends someControllerCore

{

}

?>

 

 

Or is it not necessary?

[Scully]

Our overrides don't have the php closing - the reason. Overrides might be puzzeled together from different sources. So the final close comes from prestashop itself, if it comes.

[Scully]

To add one more hint. More than the closing it's important not to use the short opening like <? but the long one <?php. Otherwise code might be not interpreted but instead rendered as text shown to the public.

[Masteries]

Got it, thanks Scully!