#php Taming nested ternary, nested ternary has behavior that is not always obvious

ternary-nested.php

<?php

/**
 * nested ternary quirk 
 */

// will echo f not t, left to right association
echo    true? 't' : false? 'f' 
        : 't';

// will echo t, added braces
echo    true? 't'  
        :(false? 'f' 
        : 't');


// better syntax for readability
$text  = 'waiting';
echo    ($text == 'complete')? 'complete'  
            :(($text == 'waiting')? 'waiting' 
            :(($text == 'cancelled')? 'cancelled' 
            : 'default'));