note 57305 added to language.control-structures

@terry "echo" is a function returning void, that's why your example does not work. The "?:" syntax is not just another form of the "if" construct". ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.control-structures.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+57305 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57305&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57305&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57305&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57305&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57305&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57305&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57305&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+57305&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php