How can one avoid the need for an IF statement altogether in PHP?

To avoid the need for an IF statement altogether in PHP, you can use ternary operators or switch statements as alternatives. Ternary operators provide a concise way to write conditional statements in a single line, while switch statements can be used for more complex conditional logic. 

// Using ternary operator
$age = 30;
$result = ($age >= 18) ? "Adult" : "Minor";
echo $result;

// Using switch statement
$day = "Monday";
switch ($day) {
    case "Monday":
        echo "It's Monday!";
        break;
    case "Tuesday":
        echo "It's Tuesday!";
        break;
    default:
        echo "It's another day.";
}

Keywords

ternary operator switch statement null coalescing operator array_key_exists isset

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