[SOLVED] Wtf is this? :)

[Monkuar]

$ibforums->input['allow_msg'] = $ibforums->input['allow_msg'] == 'yes' ? 1 : 0;

 

Forgot the $ibforums but what is the == 'yes' ? 1: 0 ;

 

can some smart php person tell me in real life on what exactly does it do? lol thx

[angelcool]

Ternary operator. It is like an if else statement.

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

 

I feel smart now!.

 

Angel

[MadTechie]

its a short if (aka Ternary operator)

 

ie

$admin = ($name == "madtechie")?true:false;

//is the same as

if($name == "madtechie")
{
$admin = true;
}else{
$admin = false;
}


//which of couse in this case would be the same as
$admin = ($name == "madtechie");
//but you should get the idea!

 

EDIT: forgot the false! part

[Monkuar]

ternary operator? omg im lost, wow

[MadTechie]

think of it as a oneline if

 

you know the lines

for example

<?php
if($sales > 100)
{
echo "Target Hit";
}else{
echo "Target missed";
}
?>

 

6 lines of code for what!! a hit or miss! well thats all fine and dandy.. but some times you want to type less..

 

So we get this

<?php
echo ($sales > 100)?"Target Hit":"Target missed";
?>

 

[unrelenting]

This helped me a lot with the ternary conditional. I use them all the time now.

 

http://www.addedbytes.com/php/ternary-conditionals/

[Monkuar]

ty sir