If statements in middle of text block

[dark dude]

I'm having some problems with this:

[code]$DefBody = '[Some irrelevant code/]
<tr><td>Halo Moons</td><td>'.$PresetDefHaloMoonFig.'</td><td>'.$DefHaloMoonFig2.'</td></tr>
</table>
'.if($DefHaloMoonFig2=='0'){.' The Attacker has won the battle!'. } else {.'
The Defender has won the battle!
.}';[/code]

It doesnt seem to want the if statements there to work :(

Any help?


Thanks,
~Dark dude~

[.josh]

such a messy piece of code...

[code]
$DefBody = '[Some irrelevant code/]<tr><td>Halo Moons</td><td>'.$PresetDefHaloMoonFig.'</td><td>'.$DefHaloMoonFig2.'</td></tr>
</table>';if($DefHaloMoonFig2=='0'){$DefBody.=' The Attacker has won the battle!'; } else {$DefBody.='
The Defender has won the battle!';}
[/code]

[AndyB]

Try this version:

[code]$DefBody = '[Some irrelevant code/]
<tr><td>Halo Moons</td><td>'.$PresetDefHaloMoonFig.'</td><td>'.$DefHaloMoonFig2.'</td></tr>
</table>'; // end of first part of definition

// now define the conditional adder and concatentate it
if($DefHaloMoonFig2=='0') {
    $DefBody.= ' The Attacker has won the battle!';
} else {
    $DefBody.= 'The Defender has won the battle!';
}
[/code]

[printf]

Use the [b]ternary[/b] operator within variable or flush type assignments!

[code]<?php

$a = 1;

echo 'the ' . ( $a == 1 ? 'sky' : 'water' ) . ' was blue';

?>[/code]

me!

[dark dude]

Thanks AndyB and Crayon Violet, that worked perfectly. I see why you guys are Global Mods ^^