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PHP

Stephen Blank
Stephen Blank
16,286 Points
Posted by Stephen Blank
Stephen Blank
16,286 Points

What is this syntax called and what is it doing?

I'm not sure what this syntax is. Can anyone explain this code? What is the ? doing?

$dsn = $instance != null ? $instance : ORACLE;

1 Answer

Stephen Blank
Stephen Blank
16,286 Points
Stephen Blank
Stephen Blank
16,286 Points

Found the answer:

This is the PHP ternary operator (also known as a conditional operator) - if first operand evaluates true, evaluate as second operand, else evaluate as third operand.