Can you put an if statement within a return?

[jason360]

Is it possible to put an if statement within a return? Not sure if this is possible. Thank you.

 

Example:

return '
<div id="comment">

</div>
';

The if statement to go into the return:

if ($a > $b) {
echo "a is bigger than b";
}

[kicken]

You can either use the ternary operator to do an in-line condition, or just split the return across two branches of a normal if/else.

 

if ($a > $b){
   return 'a is bigger than b';
}
else {
   return 'a is less than or equal to b';
}

or

return ($a > $b)?'a is bigger than b':'a is less than or equal to b';