Re: what does this mean?

From:	Jochem Maas	Date:	Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:30:30 +0000
Subject:	Re: what does this mean?
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Jason Barnett wrote:

Leif Gregory wrote:
Hello Diana, Friday, February 25, 2005, 7:07:29 AM, you wrote: D> on which page of php.net can I find out what this code does?
D> $a      = $b? $a :"dian";
It's called a ternary operator, basically an if-else statement.
Note to self: write "ternary" on the blackboard 100 times.

I thought 'tertiary' also - I could remember the 'other' name... I was under the impression that both names were valid.. anyone know if this is true? google brings up relevant hits for both, from what I gather ternary is more correct.

Yep, it's just a fancy if-else statement.