10) Ternary Operator - Code Decode

The ternary operator is a shorthand structure which assigns different values to a variable depending on condition is true or false.

Ternary operator consists of (?:)

$var = (condition) ? value if true : value if false;

1	$var = (condition) ? value if true : value if false;

This is equivalent to normal if else condition:

if($condition is true){
$var = 'This';
}else{
$var = 'Something else';
}

if($condition is true){

$var = 'This';

}else{

$var = 'Something else';

}

Example

$age = 27;
$result = ($age == 27) ? "Yes you guessed it right" : "Keep trying";
echo $result;

$age = 27;

$result = ($age == 27) ? "Yes you guessed it right" : "Keep trying";

echo $result;

Use ternary operator to tell value is true or false. It is easy to write and saves you from writing a lot of code then an conditional if else statement.