note 56778 deleted from function.echo by nlopess

Note Submitter: lorenpr at gmail dot com ---- linus is correct. The ternary relationship is evaluated first, then echo prints the result. Also, keep in mind (condition? a : b) reads if(condition) return a; else return b; So what makes A. echo ($somevar) ? 'true' : 'false'; different from B. ($somevar) ? echo 'true' : echo 'false'; is the ternary relationship in A reads if (condition) return 'true'; else return 'false'; while in B it reads if(condition) return (echo 'true'); else return (echo 'false'); - an invalid statement, since echo evaluates to void.