mongeau

"$content = isset($_GET['content']) ? $_GET['content'] : null;"

^^^This is an interesting statement. Could you explain what the '?' does and the ':' ?

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DaWei

It's from the C/C++ ternary statement. The expression (isset (...)) is evaluated. If it's true, assignment is made from the first option; if false, from the second. Similar, also, to the 3-part if in VBA: if (a, trueChoice, falseChoice). Ooble's approach will set $content to NULL if the get variable is null OR does not exist. The is_set thangy is a tad more exhaustive than 'empty' or just 'if ($_GET...).

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Booooze

Yes, normally I would use Ooble's way. I was actually wondering why he didn't GET the variable first, and check to see if there was a value. I don't know what the extract was, but I figured that it might have been a better solution.

drifter

Thanks guys, I appreciate your input!

And Thanks Ooble, that code actually makes more sense to me, not that the other didn't this one just logically steps better in my mind.

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