order of evaluation

A quick question about evaluation: I have the following line in the middle of a large if/elseif/else statement: elseif (!empty($_POST['newpassword']) && !$user->set_password($_POST['newpassword'])) I am simply wondering whether or not the set_password() method will be processed if the first test, !empty(), fails. I certainly don't want to set the password to an empty string! (Actually the method requires at least 8 characters or it fails, but I was wondering for the sake of curiosity what would happen.) Thank you, Erik ---- Erik Price Web Developer Temp Media Lab, H.H. Brown pricee@hhbrown.com