What Does This Do? ban = (data-login) ? lban : iban;

[peroim 0]

I'm correcting a 'few' php-files for a friend, but I got this line of code:

$ban = ($data->login) ? $lban : $iban;

and I don't know what it does xD

Could someone please explain me what this line does?

Thanks

[jlhaslip 4]

That is a terniary (sp) statement. Like an IF statement, but very concise.
If the condition [$ban = ($data->login)] is evaluated to true, then perform the assignment following the '?'. [$lban]
If the condition [$ban = ($data->login)] is evaluated to false, then perform the assignment following the ':'. [$iban]


see also here at the php.net site: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

[Amezis 0]

It's the same code as this:

if ($data->login) {	$ban = $lban;}else {	$ban = $iban;}

[FLaKes 0]

Excellent... thanks jhaslip. I had bumped into terniary operators on a php tutorial before but the tutorial explained them and I didnt quite get them. I didnt understand. And a search in google didnt help me much either.

[peroim 0]

i can understand it too now, thanks