else and elseif statement

The PHP manual shows ?php only once

<?php
if ($a > $b) {
echo "a is bigger than b";
} elseif ($a == $b) {
echo "a is equal to b";
} else {
echo "a is smaller than b";
}
?>


My rules look more like this - simple working show if
<?php
if ($WADAtable->getColumnVal('sire') != '') {
?>
show content here
<?php
}
?>


1) Does the php get repeated?
2) What is the proper format to reference the table and column name

Attempt at show if else which is not even a good attempt.....

<?php
if ($WADAtable>getColumnVal("column1") == '') {
?>
1
<?php
} elseif {.$WADAtable->getColumnVal("column2") == ''
?>
2
<?php
} else { thisrequirement2
?>
3
<?php
}
?>

By adding the extra <?php and ?> you can write content to the page without using echo()

That allows it to be displayed in Dreamweaver design view as well, so I prefer that syntax.

I'm not sure what you are going for with the line:

<?php

} elseif {.$WADAtable->getColumnVal("column2") == ''

?>

elseif syntax is exactly the same as if syntax... just it won't run if the code above did. So yours should look more like:

<?php

} elseif ($WADAtable->getColumnVal("column2") == '') {.

?>

and this :

<?php

} else { thisrequirement2

?>

should be:

<?php

} else (thisrequirement2) {

?>