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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Default expression
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From: rob@bottled.codes ("Rob Landers")

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On Sat, Aug 24, 2024, at 18:49, Bilge wrote:
> Hi gang,
>=20
> New RFC just dropped: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/default_expression. I=20
> think some of you might enjoy this one. Hit me with any feedback.
>=20
> This one already comes complete with working implementation that I've=20
> been cooking for a little while. Considering I don't know C or PHP=20
> internals, one might think implementing this feature would be=20
> prohibitively difficult, but considering the amount of help and guidan=
ce=20
> I received from Ilija, Bob and others, it would be truer to say it wou=
ld=20
> have been more difficult to fail! Huge thanks to them.
>=20
> Cheers,
> Bilge
>=20

This is pretty awesome! I see this as some syntax sugar, to be honest:

> as soon as two or more nullable arguments are involved

I'm not sure what you mean here. I use this method all the time :) much =
to the chagrin of some of my coworkers.

function stuff($foo =3D 'bar', $baz =3D 'world');

stuff(...[ ...($foo ? ['foo' =3D> $foo] : []), ...($baz ? ['baz' =3D> $b=
az] : [])]);

Having this would be a lot less verbose.

=E2=80=94 Rob
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type=3D"text/css">p.Mso=
Normal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>On Sat, Aug 24,=
 2024, at 18:49, Bilge wrote:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" id=3D"q=
t" style=3D""><div>Hi gang,<br></div><div><br></div><div>New RFC just dr=
opped:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://wiki.php.net/rfc/default_expression">http=
s://wiki.php.net/rfc/default_expression</a>. I&nbsp;<br></div><div>think=
 some of you might enjoy this one. Hit me with any feedback.<br></div><d=
iv><br></div><div>This one already comes complete with working implement=
ation that I've&nbsp;<br></div><div>been cooking for a little while. Con=
sidering I don't know C or PHP&nbsp;<br></div><div>internals, one might =
think implementing this feature would be&nbsp;<br></div><div>prohibitive=
ly difficult, but considering the amount of help and guidance&nbsp;<br><=
/div><div>I received from&nbsp;Ilija, Bob and others, it would be truer =
to say it would&nbsp;<br></div><div>have been more difficult to fail! Hu=
ge thanks to them.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,<br></div><div>Bi=
lge<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is pre=
tty awesome! I see this as some syntax sugar, to be honest:<br></div><di=
v><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>as soon as two or more nullab=
le arguments are involved<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'm =
not sure what you mean here. I use this method all the time :) much to t=
he chagrin of some of my coworkers.<br></div><div><br></div><div>functio=
n stuff($foo =3D 'bar', $baz =3D 'world');<br></div><div><br></div><div>=
stuff(...[ ...($foo ? ['foo' =3D&gt; $foo] : []), ...($baz ? ['baz' =3D&=
gt; $baz] : [])]);<br></div><div><br></div><div>Having this would be a l=
ot less verbose.</div><div><br></div><div id=3D"sig121229152">=E2=80=94 =
Rob<br></div></body></html>
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