In what scenarios would it be recommended to use Heredoc syntax over other methods like echo/print or PHP open/close tags for generating code in PHP?

Heredoc syntax is recommended over other methods like echo/print or PHP open/close tags when you need to output a large block of text or HTML code within your PHP script. Using Heredoc syntax allows for cleaner and more readable code, as it maintains the formatting of the text without the need for escaping characters or concatenation. It is especially useful when dealing with multi-line strings or including variables within the text. 

// Example of using Heredoc syntax to output a block of HTML code with variables
$name = "John Doe";
$email = "john.doe@example.com";

$html = <<<HTML
<div>
    <p>Name: $name</p>
    <p>Email: $email</p>
</div>
HTML;

echo $html;

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Heredoc syntax echo print PHP open/close tags code generation

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