The ternary operator is called so because it takes three operands; a condition, a result for true, and a result for false.
The ternary operator is a shorthand way of writing if statements.
Here's an example:
//Assign a string value to $x
$x = ($myvalue == 10) ? "the value is 10": "the value is not 10";
Breaking it down into its three parts you get this:
Condition: ($myvalue == 10)
Result for true: $x = "the value is 10"
Result for false: $x = "the value is not ...
