Code verification

[fectio1]

I want to display the content if it is available and if not display “coming soon”

Is this right? It works, I just want to make sure it is the correct way and most efficient way.

post_content ) {

echo "Description:";

echo "";

echo the_content();

} else {

echo "Coming Soon";

} ?>

[jamygolden]

I think you’re statement will always be true since you’re declaring a variable within that if. 1 = is declaration, two is equal to.

Also, you need to see what $post->post_content would look like if it was empty, is it an empty string?

If it’s an empty string the statement would start with:

post_content != '' ) {

Otherwise it would be:

post_content ) {

[fectio1]

It is an empty string. Basically I want to get

the_content

if any content exist. If it does not, I want to get “Coming Soon”

I was just making sure it was clean or if there was a better way. Thanks!

[jamygolden]

If the_content() doesn’t exist and it returns an empty string, you should have this:

post_content != '' ) {

echo "Description:";

the_content();

} else {

echo "Coming Soon";

} ?>

[fectio1]

Awesome! Thanks so much for the help. Sincerely appreciated.

[fectio1]

If you dont mind? What is the difference between besides $content being a variable.

post_content )

post_content != '' )

[jamygolden]

if($content = $post->post_content )

will always be true. You are defining a variable.

$a = 10;

$b = 20;



if ( $a = $b ) {

echo 'true';

} else {

echo 'false';

}

You will get true every time, because you are setting the variable, not asking if $a is equal to $b. You are saying $a IS $b, and it goes ‘well, that’s true’.

As for the != ” thing, I’m not 100% sure if php sees an empty string as truey or not (I’m more of a js guy, but php and js are basically the same). Now that I think about it, it probably doesn’t, so you could just go:

if($post->post_content)

but just be sure to check that it gives you the result you want.

[fectio1]

Thanks a lot for explaining it. It worked both ways. So I am assuming the !=” is saying this is empty. I have been schooled :)

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