Re: newbie: a very simple question (I hope)

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:23:29 -0800 (PST) Patrick Roane <fojomo@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I am trying some excercises in a book and one of the > excercises says to: > > Assign values to two variables. Use comparison > operators to test whether the first value is: > > 1. the same as the second > > 2. less than the second > > 3. Print the result of each test to the browser. > > My question is, how do I print the result? For > example, say I use the following expression: > > $x = 3; > ++$x < 4; // false > print $x; > > I know how to print out the value of $x, but not the > test result of 'true or false'. > > Thanks- > Wrap it in an 'if' $x = 3; if (++$x < 4) { echo 'result is true'; } else { echo 'result is false'; } echo and print are largely interchangable Michael