如果是其他运算符的话

I have if else operators with statement

$row["column"] = ($example == "H") ? "first" : "second";

I need to add else if condition to this. Need to write something like code bellow but with ? and :. Looking for shorter code way, is it possible?

if($example == "H")
{
  $example = "first";
}
else if($example == "K")
{
  $example = "smth different";
}
else if($example == "X")
{
  $example =" third one";
}
else
{
  $example = "go away";
{

Chaining ternary operators isn't a good idea. Shorter code doesn't always mean its more readable! If you use multiple ternary operators inside one another, it very quickly becomes unreadable.

Instead, use a switch that checks for each case.

switch ($example) {
    case "H":
        $example = "first";
        break;
    case "K":
        $example = "smth different";
        break;
    case "X":
        $example =" third one";
        break;
    default:
        $example = "go away";
}

• PHP controlstructure: switch

you can just nest them:

$row["column"] = ($example == "H") ? "first" : $row["column"] = ($example == "K") ? "smth different" : ...;

also I would recommend using switch not this

Use an associative array:

$map = [
  'H' => 'first',
  'K' => 'smth different',
  'X' => 'third one',
];

$val = 'go away';
if (isset($map[$example])) {
  $val = $map[$example];
}

echo $val;

Or use a switch statement:

switch ($example) {
  case 'H':
    $val = 'first';
    break;
  case 'K':
    $val = 'smth different';
    break;
  case 'X':
    $val = 'third one';
    break;
  default:
    $val = 'go away';
    break;
}

echo $val;

You can use a switch statement instead of an if/else, example:

switch ($example)
{
    case 'A':
        $example = 'first';
        break;
    case 'B':
        $example = 'second';
        break;
    default:
        $example = 'default';
}