PHP: if greater than x, then x

Question

I know it may sound a silly question, but I'm trying to make this PHP code as one line:

$value = result_from_a_function();
if ($value > $maximum)
{
    $value = $maximum;
}

Is it possible to make it one line in PHP? Something like

$value = result_from_a_function() [obscure operator] $maximum;

How could I not think about ternary operator? :O @Pred's solution looks more readable to me, anyway — godzillante
– godzillante, Commented Dec 11, 2017 at 14:42
@godzillante Not for everybody. It is always worth the effort to add a comment to this describing what it is doing and why. — Pred
– Pred, Commented Dec 11, 2017 at 14:59

Pred · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-11 14:35:25Z

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The magic function is MIN

$value = min($value, $maximum)

answered Dec 11, 2017 at 14:35

Pred

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Jay Blanchard · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-11 14:36:05Z

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$value = (result_from_a_function() > $maximum) ? $maximum : $something_else;

answered Dec 11, 2017 at 14:36

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pardeep · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-11 20:00:08Z

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Ternary Operators make code shorter in one line thats why i suggest using ternary operators like

$message = 'Hello '.($user->is_logged_in() ? $user->get('first_name') : 'Guest');

or according to your code sample

$value = (result_from_a_function() > $max) ? $max: $false_Sataments;

answered Dec 11, 2017 at 20:00

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