Bug #81329 [Opn->Nab]: echo misbehaves when there is a ternary operator

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81329&edit=1 ID: 81329 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: chris at candm dot org dot uk Summary: echo misbehaves when there is a ternary operator -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Strings related Operating System: Linux Mint 20 Apache 2.4.1 PHP Version: 7.4.22 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php The concatenation '.' operator has higher precedence than the ternary ? : operator. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-08-04 01:29:10] chris at candm dot org dot uk Description: ------------ When using echo, if a ternary is concatenated after a string, the string is not echoed, only the result from the ternary. PHP version 7.4.3 Apache Version Apache/2.4.41 (Ubuntu) Apache API Version 20120211 Linux Kernel: 5.8.0-63-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.8.6 Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 Machine: Acer Aspire A515-55 v: V1.08 Test script: --------------- <?php echo "THIS SHOULD SHOW ".(true)?'true':'false'; Expected result: ---------------- Result: THIS SHOULD SHOW true Actual result: -------------- Result true ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81329&edit=1