depends entirely on what it's used for. It's a shorthand if statement, the bit in brackets is the condition and the other parts are what to return if the conditio is true, then false
MyGen
10:49 am on Apr 23, 2006 (gmt 0)
"Return $num if $num exists, else return 1"
coopster
12:41 pm on Apr 23, 2006 (gmt 0)
It's called the Ternary Operator [php.net], Habtom. It is another of PHP's Comparison Operators.