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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] what happened to that new isset() like language
From: contact_marcos@yahoo.es (Marc Richards)

Christian Schneider wrote:

> Before it gets forgotten: I still think that
> $x = ifsetor(mixed var, mixed var [, ...]);
> with expressions in all parts is the way to go.
> 
> Example usage:
> $a = ifsetor($_REQUEST['x'], $db->get('x'), 'default_x');
> 

The other syntax could work for that as well...

$a = $_REQUEST['x'] ?: $db->get('x') ?: 'default_x';


and with a little white-space it is even more readable:

$a = $_REQUEST['x']  ?:  $db->get('x')  ?:  'default_x';


Marc