use if else for checking if value in db table column

Quick question, can I use php if and else to display alternate text for example say if there is a filename in the db table column then display the filename but if not a filename in the db table column and it's empty then not to display anything

Is the following code the right way to do it or should it be different?

<?php if (!empty($row->file_name))
echo "<br><br>";
echo html_entity_decode($row->file_name)
?>

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