I need explanation for what does this expression mean

Asked Apr 13 '17 at 09:08

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I'm only a beginner in PHP, but I see many times in PHP code something like this:

<?php if(!empty($field)) : ?>
// HTML code
<?php endif; ?>

What there's a need to use : here, after the expression? If it's a shorthand, then why there's no ? immediately after the expression? And how this(the above code) should be read(in words, please)?

Thank you

asked Apr 13 '17 at 09:08

hazzzar

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[Alternative syntax for control structures](http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php) – Ivar Apr 13 '17 at 09:10
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http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php – Alive to die - Anant Apr 13 '17 at 09:11
It's a quite common way to write it in templates (views) for it to be clearer than a bunch of nested `{` and `}` mixed with HTML. You can read more about it in the link that @Ivar posted. – M. Eriksson Apr 13 '17 at 09:11
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Possible duplicate of [What is ":" in PHP?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2908095/what-is-in-php) – Ivar Apr 13 '17 at 09:12
Thank you! Thank you a lot guys! – hazzzar Apr 13 '17 at 09:14

I need explanation for what does this expression mean

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