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The Ternary Operator

Example of Standard `if/then/else` Conditional Statement

if( $valid ) {
    $x = 'yes';
} else {
    $x = 'no';
}

Above Example Written Using the Ternary Operator

$x = $valid ? 'yes' : 'no';

Ternary Shorthand (PHP 5.3+)

Example of Standard `if/then` Conditional Statement

if( !$start ) {
    $start = 1;
}

Above Example Written Using Ternary Shorthand

$start = $start ?: 1;

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