How do I use the ternary operator ( ? : ) in PHP as a shorthand for “if / else”?

Question

Based on the examples from this page, I have the working and non-working code samples below.

Working code using if statement:

if (!empty         


        

Answer 1

Conditional Welcome Message

echo 'Welcome '.($user['is_logged_in'] ? $user['first_name'] : 'Guest').'!';

Nested PHP Shorthand

echo 'Your score is:  '.($score > 10 ? ($age > 10 ? 'Average' : 'Exceptional') : ($age > 10 ? 'Horrible' : 'Average') );