[SOLVED] ternary operator help :(

[sasori]

please help me guys, i don't know how to use the ternary operator in my code ???

 

<?php

/**
* @author rmbapc
* @copyright 2008
*/

require_once('emailer.class.php');
require_once('extendedmailer.class.php');
require_once('htmlemailer.class.php');
$emailer = new emailer('[email protected]');
$extendedemailer = new ExtendedEmailer();
$htmlemailer = new HtmlEmailer('[email protected]');
if($extendedemailer instanceof emailer)? echo "extended is dereived from emailer":"not derived from";//not working help please 
/*echo "Extended Emailer is derived from Emailer.<br/>";
if($htmlemailer instanceof emailer)
echo "HTML Emailer is also derived from Emailer.<br/>";
if($emailer instanceof htmlEmailer)
echo "Emailer is derived from HTMLEmailer<br/>";
if($htmlemailer instanceof ExtendedEmailer)
echo "HTML Emailer is Derived from Emailer<br/>";
*/
?>

[awpti]

There are some situations where a ternary operator doesn't work.

 

Your syntax is fine. My guess is that this is one of those situations.

[DarkWater]

Remove the if...Just do:

 

echo (($extendedemailer instanceof emailer) ? "extended is derived from emailer":"not derived from"

[sasori]

Remove the if...Just do:

 

echo (($extendedemailer instanceof emailer) ? "extended is derived from emailer":"not derived from"

 

daemn..it worked.. thanks sir 

[DarkWater]

No problem.