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### 6.2. Binary operators

All binary [arithmetic][], [comparison][], [assignment][], [bitwise][],
[logical][], [string][], and [type][] operators MUST be preceded and
followed by at least one space:
All binary operators MUST be preceded and followed by at least one space:

```php
if ($a === $b) {
$foo = $bar ?? $a ?? $b;
} elseif ($a > $b) {
$foo = $a + $b * $c;
} else {
$foo = $a |> log(...) |> round(...);
}
```

As of writing, this applies to:

* `** * / % + -` [arithmetic][] operators
* `< <= > >= == != === !== <> <=>` [comparison][] operators
* `= += -= *= **= /= .= %= &= |= ^= <<= >>= ??=` [assignment][] operators
* `<< >> & ^ |` [bitwise][] operators
* `&& || and xor or` [logical][] operators
* `.` [string][] operator ("concatenation")
* `instanceof` [type][] operator
* `|>` [functional][] operator ("pipe")

### 6.3. Ternary operators

The conditional operator, also known simply as the ternary operator, MUST be
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$variable3 = $elvisExpr
?: 'qix';

$variable4 = '<foo>'
|> strtoupper(...)
|> htmlspecialchars(...);
```

## 7. Closures
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[PSR-1]: https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-1/
[PSR-12]: https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-12/
[keywords]: http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.keywords.php
[types]: http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.other-reserved-words.php
[arithmetic]: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.arithmetic.php
[assignment]: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.assignment.php
[comparison]: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php
[bitwise]: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.bitwise.php
[logical]: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.logical.php
[string]: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.string.php
[type]: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.type.php
[keywords]: https://php.net/manual/en/reserved.keywords.php
[types]: https://php.net/manual/en/reserved.other-reserved-words.php
[arithmetic]: https://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.arithmetic.php
[assignment]: https://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.assignment.php
[comparison]: https://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php
[bitwise]: https://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.bitwise.php
[logical]: https://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.logical.php
[string]: https://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.string.php
[type]: https://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.type.php
[functional]: https://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.functional.php