shorthand php if{} ELSE IF{} else{}

Question

is there a possibility to write a shorthand if, ELSE IF, else statement for php.

if / else is clear but is there a shorthanded way when i want to use elseif too (except switch)?

if ($typeArray == 'date'){
    echo 'date';
} else if($typeArray == 'time'){
    echo 'time';
} else {
    echo 'text';
}

Haven't found any good answer else, where there is a shorthand version for nested if statements including an elseif.

greetings timmi

Answer 1

You're looking for ternary statements.

Syntax:

$condition ? $value_if_true : $value_if_false

Syntax for nested ternary statements:

$a ? $b : ( $c ? $d : ( $e ? $f : $g ) )

Just a warning, nested ternary statements are hard to read, so it's recommended to unnested ternary statements.

Answer 2

You can see this Ternary operator. Good when you have an if/else, but bad readability if you do more.

Alternative syntax. This syntax is useful when you use html/php in the same code. It helps us to see the end of if/foreach/while...

switch/case. The best is probably to post some code to see if it could be shortened.