PHP Inline IF statement convention

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first of all, I am quite new to PHP and web development in general. I see people using the Ternary Operators quite a lot but sometimes I like the following solution. If there is only need for if statements, is the following code against any general php convention ?

if($result->num_rows < 1) return $response->error(400, "Target with ID " . $target->id . " does not exist");

Best regards, Fabian

That's a very opinionated question. About conventions you might check php-fig.org (PHP Standard Recommendation) — Elias Soares
– Elias Soares, Commented Apr 29, 2020 at 0:33

Enrico Dias · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-29 02:41:48Z

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Although the PSR-12 doesn't allow the use of if statements without braces, it's a widely used practice in the community, especially to do quick early returns.

edited Apr 29, 2020 at 2:41

answered Apr 29, 2020 at 2:33

Enrico Dias

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Fabian Zimbalev Over a year ago

Quick early returns is exactly what I need. Wrapping braces around it in the same line sounds quite silly so I guess I´ll go with the community and use it. Thank you

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