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Asked: 2026-06-10T13:32:22+00:00

I was hoping I could get some help from you guys. The code below

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I was hoping I could get some help from you guys. The code below works but I doubt that this is a good way to write the syntax. Especially since it will require an enormous amount of code.

The thing I’m trying to do is create a list which will be populated only if an item has a value. I have already specified if the variable has a value or not (I think that part of the code could use some work as well, but that’s a different question). And I’ve found a way to show or hide the item in the list. But I don’t think it’s efficient. And that’s where I could use some help.

            <?php
                if(empty($orderNum))
                    {
                    echo "<li><a href='#' title='Brodit'>Tomte</a></li>";
                    }
                else
                    {
                    echo "<li><a href='unordered.php?SupName=2&SupStatus=3' title='Brodit'>Order ("; echo "$orderNum"; echo ")</a></li>";
                    }
            ?>
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  1. Editorial Team
    <?php
  if(empty($orderNum)){
    echo "<li><a href='#' title='Brodit'>Tomte</a></li>";
  } else {
    echo "<li><a href='unordered.php?SupName=2&SupStatus=3' title='Brodit'>Order ({$orderNum})</a>  </li>";
  }
?>

    You can use "foo {$var} bar" instead of "foo ".$var." bar". This is (in my opinion) more elegant.

    If the HTML Code gets longer I would prefer:

    <?php if(empty($orderNum)): ?>
    <li><a href="#" title="Brodit">Tomte</a></li>
<?php else: ?>
    <li><a href="unordered.php?SupName=2&SupStatus=3"title="Brodit">
      Order (<?php echo $orderNum; ?>)</a>
    </li>
<?php endif; ?>
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