Including more than one you can make a complex control structure, not just if else $a = ($a == 0) ? ($b < $a ) ? $b : $a :$c; On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:26:51 -0600, Jay Blanchard <jay.blanchard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [snip] > on which page of php.net can I find out what this code does? > $a = $b? $a :"dian"; > [/snip] > > It is a ternary IF statement...verbose > > if ($a = $b){ > $a; > } else { > "dian"; > } > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php