Sure, something like the following: $a = ( $b > 1 ) ? "b greater than 1" : "b not greater than 1";
--jess > -----Original Message----- > From: Ravi Malghan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 12:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: use of "?" operator instead of "if" > > > Hi: I have this statement which checks for existence > of the $VAL variable and performs certain actions > > if($VAL){ > $VAL = "$VAL:$expr"; } > else { > $VAL = "$expr"; } > > Can this 4 line statement be reduced to a single line > using "?" operator? > > Thanks > Ravi > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > http://platinum.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]