using an if condition within html

Question

I am trying to use an if condition within a variable containing html. I am getting errors with a standard condition and a ternary condition. Am I going about this the right way, or is there a different way I should be doing this?

Both methods I have tried:

$test = "
 <tr>
   <th><a href=\"installs.php?column=username&order=" . $asc_or_desc . "\">Username<i class=\"fas fa-sort" . if($column == 'username'){ '-' . $up_or_down; } else {''} . "\"></i></a></th>
 </tr>
";

and tarnery:

$test = "
 <tr>
  <th><a href=\"installs.php?column=username&order=" . $asc_or_desc . "\">Username<i class=\"fas fa-sort" . $column == 'username' ? '-' . $up_or_down : '' . "\"></i></a></th>
 </tr>
";

What do both of the above approaches return right now and what output did you want instead? — AndrewL64
– AndrewL64, Commented Jun 8, 2020 at 22:48
if cannot be concatenated in PHP. The ternary operator's result can, but you probably should use brackets, as if to not have the concatenation precede the ternary operator. — noam
– noam, Commented Jun 8, 2020 at 22:54

DrCustUmz · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-10 17:25:41Z

2

You need to use brackets around your operator, try this:

$test = "
 <tr>
  <th><a href=\"installs.php?column=username&order=" . $asc_or_desc . "\">Username<i class=\"fas fa-sort" . ($column == 'username' ? '-' . $up_or_down : '') . "\"></i></a></th>
 </tr>
";

edited Jun 10, 2020 at 17:25

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answered Jun 8, 2020 at 23:08

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