Shorthand if not running or evaluating

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I'm basically checking a users download limit in my database, and if their limit is < 1 I want to disable a input on my page.

<input type="text" name="link"<?php ($page["downloads_left"] < 1 ? " disabled=\"1\"" : ""); ?> />

When the page is run, the input is not disabled and I don't have any disabled="1" markup on my page. I have verified that $page["downloads_left"] is less than 1, and it is. It's 0.

Even when I add a string to be outputted if this IF statement evaluates false, it doesn't show in the markup.

Can anyone provide any help? Cheers.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 24 '11 at 16:26

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Don't forget the echo after <?php.

answered May 24 '11 at 16:26

rid

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '11 at 16:27

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You need to place an echo in the line:

<input type="text" name="link"<?php echo ($page["downloads_left"] < 1 ? " disabled=\"1\"" : ""); ?> />

answered May 24 '11 at 16:27

Sean Walsh

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 24 '11 at 16:27

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You have to echo it

<?php echo ($page['downloads_left'] < 1) ? " disabled='1' " : ''?>

answered May 24 '11 at 16:27

JohnP

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 24 '11 at 16:27

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<?php ($page...

should be

<?php echo ($page...

answered May 24 '11 at 16:27

Amy B

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Shorthand if not running or evaluating

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