diff --git a/system/helpers/array_helper.php b/system/helpers/array_helper.php
index e5e32c4..464d1d1 100644
--- a/system/helpers/array_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/array_helper.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
  * An open source application development framework for PHP 5.2.4 or newer
  *
  * NOTICE OF LICENSE
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
- * 
+ *
  * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) that is
  * bundled with this package in the files license.txt / license.rst.  It is
  * also available through the world wide web at this URL:
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  * @filesource
  */
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /**
  * CodeIgniter Array Helpers
  *
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@
  * Lets you determine whether an array index is set and whether it has a value.
  * If the element is empty it returns FALSE (or whatever you specify as the default value.)
  *
- * @access	public
  * @param	string
  * @param	array
  * @param	mixed
@@ -55,12 +52,7 @@
 {
 	function element($item, $array, $default = FALSE)
 	{
-		if ( ! isset($array[$item]) OR $array[$item] == "")
-		{
-			return $default;
-		}
-
-		return $array[$item];
+		return empty($array[$item]) ? $default : $array[$item];
 	}
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +61,6 @@
 /**
  * Random Element - Takes an array as input and returns a random element
  *
- * @access	public
  * @param	array
  * @return	mixed	depends on what the array contains
  */
@@ -77,12 +68,7 @@
 {
 	function random_element($array)
 	{
-		if ( ! is_array($array))
-		{
-			return $array;
-		}
-
-		return $array[array_rand($array)];
+		return is_array($array) ? $array[array_rand($array)] : $array;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -91,10 +77,9 @@
 /**
  * Elements
  *
- * Returns only the array items specified.  Will return a default value if
+ * Returns only the array items specified. Will return a default value if
  * it is not set.
  *
- * @access	public
  * @param	array
  * @param	array
  * @param	mixed
@@ -105,22 +90,12 @@
 	function elements($items, $array, $default = FALSE)
 	{
 		$return = array();
-		
-		if ( ! is_array($items))
-		{
-			$items = array($items);
-		}
-		
+
+		is_array($items) OR $items = array($items);
+
 		foreach ($items as $item)
 		{
-			if (isset($array[$item]))
-			{
-				$return[$item] = $array[$item];
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$return[$item] = $default;
-			}
+			$return[$item] = isset($array[$item]) ? $array[$item] : $default;
 		}
 
 		return $return;
@@ -128,4 +103,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file array_helper.php */
-/* Location: ./system/helpers/array_helper.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/helpers/array_helper.php */