Question

I came across a new syntax for a ternary operation in PHP.

$this->view->totalNumber > $itemsPerPage ? $this->view->renderPaginator = true 
                                         : $this->view->renderPaginator = false;

Is this some sort of short-hand for only apply the ternary operation if the resulting value is greater than the existing value for the left side variable?

Answer 1

It’s just the comparison operation. You can rewrite it like this if it helps you understand:

($this->view->totalNumber > $itemsPerPage) ? $this->view->renderPaginator = true : $this->view->renderPaginator = false;

Now a better way to write it would be simply to do:

$this->view->renderPaginator = ($this->view->totalNumber > $itemsPerPage);