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user3549524
user3549524

Reputation: 227

PHP can't take more than one ternary operator?

Basically I have the following code:

<a href="<?php echo (!$isLoggedIn && !isset($_COOKIE['access_token'])) ? "connect.php" : isset($_GET['autoooooo']) ? "main.php?auto=true" :""?>"></a>

However when I var_dump $isLoggedIn and $isset($_COOKIE['access_token']) both are false (so through the ! in the <?php?> it gets true) and the href should be connect.php... but it always is main.php?auto=true".autoooooo does not even exist (I just made it for testing) and href should actually be empty.

What am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 56

Answers (2)

jcaron
jcaron

Reputation: 17720

In php, the ternary operator (?:) associates left-to-right (unlike in C or perl where it associates right-to-left).

That means that it evaluates the first test ? value 1 : value 2, and then uses that result to determine which value of the second operator to use.

Your construct would work in C or perl, but in php, you need to add brackets around each subsequent ternary operator.

Also, for readability, I recommend you add quite a few newlines and indents in your code.

Upvotes: 1

Digifaktur
Digifaktur

Reputation: 257

Use brackets for your 2nd clause:

$b1 = false;
$b2 = false;
echo $b1 ? 'b1 true' : ($b2 ? 'b2 true' : 'all false') ;

Output:

all false

Upvotes: 0

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