do NOT use {} for single if-else statements..

hey mates, just browsed a couple of threads in this section and I got impression that most of the people are using wrong code/technique while using if or else statements..

for example if you are using "if" statement

if($x == 10) {

echo "it is 10";

} else {

echo"it is not 10";
}

now thats not a good approach since you have only one function being used in "if" and also in "else", so there is no need of using those brackets, you can use it someting like this..

if($x == 10)
echo "it is 10";
else
echo"it is not 10";

OR use ternary operator, e.g.

$myVar = condition ? if_condition_true : if_condition_false

thats just a note for beginners, since I found a couple of threads and saw their code, I though since they read these forums, it would be a good advice for beginners...

cheers

I'm not much of a PHP programmer, so this is probably a stupid question.

But, how would php know when to stop processing the 'else' part of the statement? |:

Originally Posted by Indy I'm not much of a PHP programmer, so this is probably a stupid question. But, how would php know when to stop processing the 'else' part of the statement? |:

when theres a ";"...

thanks for the tip, I'm gonna do it like this in the futute, didn't know it also worked like this

Originally Posted by Indy I'm not much of a PHP programmer, so this is probably a stupid question. But, how would php know when to stop processing the 'else' part of the statement? |:

if there are no {} curly brackets after else, that means only the next first statement will be considered as a part of else.

cheers

Originally Posted by noodles when theres a ";"... thanks for the tip, I'm gonna do it like this in the futute, didn't know it also worked like this

Ah yes. I misread the first post. x]

for single statements, you're better off using the ? operator anyways.

i dont know php... but c++ works in the same way...

but personally i always use {}, you never know when you will have to add extra lines of code and in general it just looks better...

Derek, your code won't even work, it will return a p**** error.

Using the braces make no difference and actually make the code more readable in my eyes. I think that getting rid of them is actually a bad idea and will result in more issues. So really, it's not beginners that are doing this.

Using brackets isn't a 'wrong' way of doing it. It's arbitrary...

Originally Posted by derek lapp for single statements, you're better off using the ? operator anyways. PHP Code: <?= $==10 ? 'it's 10' : 'it's not 10'; ?>

Thanks for that method, I like it without the if/else and brackets