RE: [PHP] PHP logic - Whats going on here?

[snip] Then to send the mail we use this : if(!$mail->Send()) { echo $lang_error['mailer_error'] . "<br>\n"; } As you see above, Ive dropped the "what if all goes well" loop, since I believe that the $mail->Send() is initiaded in the first statement.... For some reason the above results in a blank mail, no $body at all, rest is fine. However, if I include a dummy for if all goes well : if(!$mail->Send()) { echo $lang_error['mailer_error'] . "<br>\n"; } else { // Why do I need this one??? } What I dont understand is why do I need the last else statement? Isnt the result of $mail->Send() completed if I only check for !$mail->Send()? [/snip] This is fairly standard in programming languages all the way around. The 'else', even if a dummy, is the antithesis of the NOT statement. Think of it this way ... ----my code---- if($mail->Send()){ // sends mail because $mail->Send evaluates to TRUE } else { // evaluates to FALSE echo $lang_error['mailer_error'] . "<br>\n"; } ----my code---- ----your code---- ----my comments---- if(!$mail->Send()) { // if $mail->Send is FALSE 'if' evaluates TRUE echo $lang_error['mailer_error'] . "<br>\n"; } else { // $mail->Send evaluated to TRUE, without 'else' it is has no place to 'act' // Why do I need this one??? } ----your code---- I hope that helps, may not be crystal clear.