Posted by Steve on 09/28/93 11:41

"Jim Michaels" <NOSPAMFORjmichae3@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:nPKdncjdLLnd-prZRVn-iw@comcast.com:


>>
>> $password = isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['password']) ?
>> $HTTP_POST_VARS['password'] : '';
>>
>> I have never seen the question mark or colon used in this way before.
>> I can't find any reference to it in my PHP book. Please tell me
>> what it means.



I have always understood it as a simple "if" and "else". example

$value = ( $a == $b ) ? $c : $d;

So if vars $a == $b the variable $value will be set as $c if not the
value $d

i think there is another reason too but thats how i use it. Someone may
give a better explanation.

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