if/else? switch? 3

[DaveC426913]

What's this called (it *is* a legit PHP construct, right?):

true?doA():doB();

It is the equivalent of:

if (true){ doA; }
else {do B; }

I just want to make sure that the FIRST statment is executed if true, the SECOND if false. Right?

 

[lgarner]

Yes, it is. And you're right, it's equivalent. It's a shorthand for the if-then-else statements.

$x = $a == 5 ? true : notfive();

$x will be true if $a == 5, or the return value from function notfive() otherwise.

 

[sleipnir214]

See the section titled "Ternary Operator" here:

http://www.php.net/operators.comparison

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