php if else help

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Im need to php coding will any one help me with this code.

<?php if(get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true)) : ?><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="thumb"><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true); ?>" /></a><?php endif; ?>

PHP:

ok it gets the thumbnail value which is a img link.

what if theres no value for thumbnail?

how can i rewrite that code so if there is no value for thumbnail default would be

http://animefreakz.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bgthum.png

PHP:

 

How about adding an else with the default image.

 

I tried adding the else but i think im doing it wrong or i put it in wrong place

 

<?php if (get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true)) : ?>

    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="thumb"><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'thumbnail', true); ?>" /></a>

<?php else : ?>

    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="thumb"><img src="http://animefreakz.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bgthum.png" /></a>

<?php endif; ?>

PHP:

** I'm by no means a Wordpress expert and had no chances to test this but it should work as expected.

 

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I see what I did wrong now

I just had else not <?php else : ?>

mixing up java with php..