Re: UNLESS Statement Equivalent

On Mon, 2013-03-11 at 16:38 -0500, Jonathan Sundquist wrote: > Since you already have the return statement with the if statement the else > isn't required. If those three statements are true you would exit the call > any ways > On Mar 11, 2013 4:33 PM, "Angela Barone" <angela@italian-getaways.com> > wrote: > > > I'm looking for an 'unless' statement, but as far as I can tell, > > PHP doesn't have one. Hopefully someone can help me rewrite my statement. > > > > In English, I want to say: "always do something UNLESS these 3 > > conditions are met". > > > > The best I've been able to come up with in PHP is this: > > > > if ( ($current_page == $saved_page) and ($current_ip == $saved_ip) and > > ($current_dt < ($saved_dt + 3600)) ) { > > return; > > } else { > > $query = "UPDATE table SET > > hits = '$count', agent = > > '$agent', ts = '$date_time' WHERE > > page = '$page'"; > > $result = mysql_query($query) or die ('Error! -- ' . > > mysql_error()); > > } > > > > However, I've read where this is not really acceptable. Can > > someone help me eliminate the 'else' portion of this if statement? > > > > Thank you, > > Angela > > > > P.S. I realize the above isn't complete code but it should still be > > clear. If not, let me know. > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > What about this: if ( !( ($current_page == $saved_page) and ($current_ip == $saved_ip) and ($current_dt < ($saved_dt + 3600)) ) ) The 3 sub-expressions are grouped with an extra set of brackets and the ! inverts the whole thing, so no need for an else clause. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk