http://us3.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php Find "Ternary" on that page. It's a shortened conditional: cond ? true : false Adam. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 6:27 PM, John Butler<govinda.webdnatalk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> echo "something " . (($a = $a^1) ? "red\n" : "green\n"); > > Re: The "?" char in this ^^^^ line above.. > where in the php docs can I read about what that is doing? > I have not come across this construct before today, from you guys. > > thanks > -John > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Adam Randall http://www.xaren.net AIM: blitz574 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php