Short Hand If
To write shorter code, you can write if
statements on one line.
Example
One-line if
statement:
$a = 5;
if ($a < 10) $b = "Hello";
echo $b
Short Hand If…Else
if
…else
statements can also be written in one line, but the syntax is a bit different.
Example
One-line if
…else
statement:
$a = 13;
$b = $a < 10 ? "Hello" : "Good Bye";
echo $b;
This technique is known as Ternary Operators, or Conditional Expressions.