note 83568 added to control-structures.alternative-syntax

In response to the note concerning references below, his point is taken, albeit in the wrong context. According to the section on references (http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.return.php), returning by reference means you return a variable by reference, not an expression. The ternary operator is an expression, which is why his example doesn't work (it also generates an E_NOTICE, "Only variable references should be returned by reference..."). I mentioned the wrong context because the ternary operator has nothing to do with alternative syntax (e.g. if: ... endif;); it is its own alternative to the alternative. As it were. Word. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 68.8.202.84 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/83568 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83568/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83568/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83568/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83568/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83568/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83568/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83568 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/83568 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php