Is this syntax correct?

[unemployment]

I'm not sure how to format the 'if (empty($otherfans)' part.  What's the cleanest way to do this?

 

$data[0][$k]['message'] = 'You have successfully joined <a href="../c/'.$r['companytag'].'">'.$r['feedfirstname'].'</a> in '.industry($r['industry']).' at '.stage($r['stage']).' stage'.if (empty($otherfans)){"."};

[fugix]

in situations like this, i prefer using variable interpolation, like so

$data[0][$k]['message'] = 'You have successfully joined <a href="../c/'.$r['companytag'].'">{$r['feedfirstname']}</a> in {industry($r['industry'])} at {stage($r['stage'])} stage{if (empty($otherfans))}.';

[revraz]

http://php.net/manual/en/function.empty.php

[unemployment]

in situations like this, i prefer using variable interpolation, like so

$data[0][$k]['message'] = 'You have successfully joined <a href="../c/'.$r['companytag'].'">{$r['feedfirstname']}</a> in {industry($r['industry'])} at {stage($r['stage'])} stage{if (empty($otherfans))}.';

 

You put the period outside of the if.  I need it to say if otherfans is empty then add a period.  Is what you did correct?

[unemployment]

http://php.net/manual/en/function.empty.php

 

I know the function, just unsure of what the best syntax is.

[kenrbnsn]

You can't put an if statement in a string like that.

 

What are you trying to accomplish?

 

Ken

[unemployment]

You can't put an if statement in a string like that.

 

What are you trying to accomplish?

 

Ken

 

At the end of the string I want to add a period if otherfans is empty.

[fugix]

in situations like this, i prefer using variable interpolation, like so

$data[0][$k]['message'] = 'You have successfully joined <a href="../c/'.$r['companytag'].'">{$r['feedfirstname']}</a> in {industry($r['industry'])} at {stage($r['stage'])} stage{if (empty($otherfans))}.';

 

You put the period outside of the if.  I need it to say if otherfans is empty then add a period.  Is what you did correct?

ah, wasnt sure of what you were trying to accomplish.. I believe that instead of placing the if statement inside of your string, before you declare $data[0][$k]['message'], make an if statement with a variable, then simply call the variable in your string..e.g

if(empty($otherfans))
{
$period = ".";
}else
{
$period = "";
}

then simply call the variable at the end of your string.

$data[0][$k]['message'] = 'You have successfully joined <a href="../c/'.$r['companytag'].'">{$r['feedfirstname']}</a> in {industry($r['industry'])} at {stage($r['stage'])} stage{$period}';