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Subject: [PHP-DEV] [DISCUSSION] Ternary nullcoalesce operator
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From: 91liahim@gmail.com (Mihail Liahimov)

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Now we have nullcoalesca operator in PHP:

$a = $a ?? $b;

And nullcoalesce assignment operator:

$a ??= $b;

(which is equivalent of previous example with nullcoalesce operator).

Also we have a short syntax for ternary operator:

$a = $a ?: $b;

which is equivalent to:

$a = $a ? $b : $a;

Maybe we can make a syntax for assignment with short ternary operator?
Somethink like that:

$a ?:= $b;

which would be an equivalent of:

$a = $a ?: $b;

I now, this looks ugly, but maybe we can find another tokens for this
assignments?

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Now we have nullcoalesca operator in PHP:<br><br>$a =3D $a=
 ?? $b;<br><br>And nullcoalesce=C2=A0assignment operator:<br><br>$a ??=3D $=
b;<br><br>(which is equivalent=C2=A0of previous example with nullcoalesce=
=C2=A0operator).<br><br>Also we have a short syntax for ternary operator:<b=
r><br>$a =3D $a ?: $b;<br><br>which is equivalent=C2=A0to:<br><br>$a =3D $a=
 ? $b : $a;<br><br>Maybe we can make a syntax for assignment with short ter=
nary operator?<br>Somethink like that:<br><br>$a ?:=3D $b;<br><br>which wou=
ld be an equivalent=C2=A0of:<br><br>$a =3D $a ?: $b;<br><br>I now, this loo=
ks ugly, but maybe we can find another tokens for this assignments?</div>

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