[SOLVED] Simple Ternary Conditionals

[Syphon]

Is it possible for Ternary statements to handle conditions like the one below?

 

(is_numeric($_REQUEST["UserID"])) ? true : header('Location: users.php'); exit ;

 

Can exit be executed after the header call and still only be called within the false condition scope?

[Ninjakreborn]

Thus another reason why I try to advise against shorthand, and or the ternary operator.

I have heard some rumor's it can be faster, however it's

* ugly

* hard to read

* Hard to understand to the average programmer

* messy.

[Barand]

Can't use the ternary like that. Why not use

if (!is_numeric($_REQUEST["UserID"]))  
{
        header('Location: users.php'); 
        exit ;
}

[Syphon]

Can't use the ternary like that. Why not use

if (!is_numeric($_REQUEST["UserID"]))  
{
        header('Location: users.php'); 
        exit ;
}

 

I figured as much. That's how I do handle redirects for the moment, but I was curious if Ternary could handle multiple lines of execution. Thanks for the help.

[wildteen88]

NO ternary operates are not designed to execute blocks of code. Instead they are designed to do simple bits of processing. Such return a value to a variable. Execute a function based on a condition.

 

Ternary operates are inline conditions. I use ternary operators mainly on client defined variables, eg GET, POST and COOKIE/SESSION.