#49812 [Opn->Bgs]: Alternative syntax has a bug

ID: 49812 Updated by: colder@php.net Reported By: deirathe at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: *General Issues Operating System: OSX, Linux, Windows PHP Version: 5.2.11 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. This is expected, see: http://php.net/language.operators.precedence Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-08 12:14:48] deirathe at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Alternative syntax for if has a bug when you do not use brackets Reproduce code: --------------- <? function test($a){ return $a==1?'one':$a==2?'two':$a==3?'three':'more'; } print(test(1).'<br/>'); print(test(2).'<br/>'); print(test(3).'<br/>'); print(test(4).'<br/>'); ?> Expected result: ---------------- one<br/>two<br/>three<br/>more<br/> Actual result: -------------- three<br/>three<br/>three<br/>more<br/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=49812&edit=1