How to write a PHP ternary operator -

how write php ternary operator elseif portion?

i see basic examples if , else portions of php ternary operator this:

echo (true)  ? "yes" : "no";    //prints yes echo (false) ? "yes" : "no";    //prints no 

how "elseif" portion ternary operator?

<?php    if($result->vocation == 1){     echo "sorcerer";    }else if($result->vocation == 2){     echo 'druid';   }else if($result->vocation == 3){     echo 'paladin';   }else if($result->vocation == 4){     echo 'knight';   }else if($result->vocation == 5){     echo 'master sorcerer';   }else if($result->vocation == 6){     echo 'elder druid';   }else if($result->vocation == 7){     echo 'royal paladin';   }else{     echo 'elite knight';   } ?> 

a ternary not solution want. not readable in code, , there better solutions available.

why not use array lookup "map" or "dictionary", so:

$vocations = array(     1 => "sorcerer",     2 => "druid",     3 => "paladin",     ... );  echo $vocations[$result->vocation]; 

a ternary application end looking this:

echo($result->group_id == 1 ? "player" : ($result->group_id == 2 ? "gamemaster" : ($result->group_id == 3 ? "god" : "unknown"))); 

why bad? because - single long line, no valid debugging information if go wrong here, length makes difficult read, plus nesting of multiple ternaries feels odd.

a standard ternary simple, easy read, , this:

$value = ($condition) ? 'truthy value' : 'falsey value'; 

or

echo ($some_condition) ? 'the condition true!' : 'the condition false.'; 

a ternary convenient / shorter way write simple if else statement. above sample ternary same as:

if ($some_condition) {     echo 'the condition true!'; } else {     echo 'the condition false!'; } 

however, ternary complex logic becomes unreadable, , no longer worth brevity.

echo($result->group_id == 1 ? "player" : ($result->group_id == 2 ? "gamemaster" : ($result->group_id == 3 ? "god" : "unknown"))); 

even attentive formatting spread on multiple lines, it's not clear:

echo($result->group_id == 1      ? "player"      : ($result->group_id == 2          ? "gamemaster"          : ($result->group_id == 3              ? "god"              : "unknown")));