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To: Alban <seza@paradoxal.org>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] suggestion about ternary operator
From: mls@pooteeweet.org (Lukas Kahwe Smith)


On 21.11.2009, at 06:12, Alban wrote:

> This is not a big problem but if a solution exists, this would be so 
> cool ! Especialy when we have to check existance of twenty or more key in 
> array. Code would be be lighter and clear.
> Since i use PHP, I always have in my 'common function file' a function 
> like that :
> 
> function getIssetVar($var, $default) { return ((isset($var)) ? $var : 
> $default); }
> 
> So is it possible to make a little improvement on this operator or 
> introduce a new operator or a core function which do that ? What's your 
> feeling about it ?


this feature request has already been discussed and declined:
http://wiki.php.net/rfc/ifsetor

please review this rfc before continuing this thread.

regards,
Lukas Kahwe Smith
mls@pooteeweet.org