Syntax errors with conditional statements included

The is_lt_IE style function are being deprecated (no longer supported). Instead use the new syntax:

if(is_ie() && get_browser_version() < 9) { }

I will make sure the code comments get changed in the next release.

Thanks, I tried that originally but get a parse error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IF in /wp-content/plugins/foobar/foobar.php(2517) : eval()’d code on line 1

The old way works, but obviously I don’t want to use a deprecated snippet so it is not ideal.

If you are getting a parse error, double check your PHP syntax. Or post the full code here and I’ll can find it for you.

Thanks, I suspect the problem is actually in the Foobar plugin, which does not recognise the modern syntax.

I will contact the developer and ask them to update their conditional logic functions for the plugin.

Am I being dense?

The function in your plugin is defined as:

is_lt_IE10()

I do not need to use the full function in my conditional logic field:

function is_lt_IE10() {
	if(is_ie() && get_browser_version() < 10) {
		return TRUE;
	} else {
		return FALSE;
	}
}

I can use the is_lt_IE10() statement to call the modern function?

What I should not use is is_lt_IE(10)

I’m no php wizard, so perhaps I have misunderstood the whole thing.

I am using is_lt_IE10()

Is this correct?

Sorry for the trouble…

You shouldn’t use the syntax “is_lt_IE10” or “is_lt_IE” – both of these are being phased out. Instead you should use the much more flexible (and future proof):

if(is_ie() && get_browser_version() < 10) {
		return TRUE;
	} else {
		return FALSE;
	}

The reason is that we don’t want to have to add a ton of different functions for every single borwser version when one function will do. For example, we will not be adding is_ie11() or is_lt_ie11()

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my questions ??

The way I am using the plugin is simply to display a message if the browser is less than IE10, as all future versions of IE will support the CSS3 styles in use on the site.

The Foobar plugin allows me to insert the simple statement is_lt_IE10()

There is no option to use the full function

if(is_ie() && get_browser_version() < 10) {
		return TRUE;
	} else {
		return FALSE;
	}

as it returns a parse error. I will only be using this particular notification to tell people using old versions of IE (pre IE10) that their version is old, and that they should consider upgrading.

I am unable to edit the php of the Foobar plugin as it will simply be overwritten next time it is updated, so I guess the question becomes, can I use the deprecated syntax for this one instance as I do not need the full functionality of the PHP Browser Detection plugin?

Could I potentially place the code in my functions.php file and do away with the plugin entirely in this case to lower the footprint?

This is going beyond the scope of support for the actual PHP Browser Detection plugin. There are n almost infinite number of ways you could accomplish what you are trying to do with some basic PHP knowledge. Why not just create a custom function that does whatever you need it to in your functions.php file as you suggested?

function myBrowserError() {
if(is_ie() && get_browser_version() < 10) {
		// do soemthing
	} else {
		// do soemthing
	}
}
}

And call that from Fubar? I am closing this topic as it is no longer directly related to my plugin, but rather about WordPress development in general.

No problem, thank you

I know you have closed the topic. I’m still mystified as to how the plugin works.

I know it works, because it is doing what I want it to do, but I think we may have been talking at cross purposes.

I am not using the plugin to do anything fancy, or to style things for different browsers, or to write my own functions.

All I am doing is placing is_lt_IE10() in a conditional logic field that is already built into another plugin.

I simply cannot understand the deprecation advice. If I use this statement in the field of the other plugin, it does what I want it to.

Will it stop working when there is an upgrade to your plugin?

I am sure I will figure it out, I’m simply confused by the language. Sorry to raise it again, feel a bit embarrassed to do so.