note 97341 added to control-structures.alternative-syntax

the following may be helpful to someone: <?php //the alternative syntax for 'if' must always evaluate to a single value: $res = (true ? 'yes' : 'no'); echo $res; //note that it is not necessary to assign the value to a variable, you may do whatever you would normally do with a value: echo (true ? 'yes' : 'no'); //or: if((true ? 88 : 99) > 90) echo 'number is above 90'; else echo 'number is below 90'; //note also that the brackets are not necessary: $res = true ? 'yes' : 'no'; echo $res; //furthermore it is not neccessary to do anything with the resulting value: true ? 'yes' : 'no'; //this seems a bit useless until you consider that it can also be used to assign values to variables: true ? $var = 'yes' : $var = 'no'; echo "var is $var"; //which only works because it is equivalent to $res = true ? $var = 'yes' : $var = 'no'; //ie $res = $var = 'yes'; //which is fine. note however that true ? echo 'yes' : echo 'no'; //causes syntax errors since it is effectively trying to do: $res = echo 'yes'; //which is obviously not allowed ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 150.101.100.168 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/97341 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97341/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97341/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97341/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97341/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97341/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97341/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97341 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/97341 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php