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Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:35:04 -0500
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To: dante@lorenso.com
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] proposed access modifier "silent" ... was: Re: [PHP-DEV] Implicit isset/isempty check on short-ternary operator
From: shadda@gmail.com (Matt Wilson)

@.

On Apr 10, 2011, at 9:22 PM, D. Dante Lorenso wrote:

> The problem with implementing "ifsetor", "filled", or "??" in userland =
is that the "not set" or "undefined" warning is fired before the =
variable is passed to the underlying function/method.
>=20
> Is it possible to add a modifier that turns off warnings for undefined =
variables whenever that specific method is called?  Something like:
>=20
> class Utility {
>  public silent function filled() {
>    $args =3D func_get_args();
>    foreach ($args as $arg) {
>      if (!empty($arg)) { return $arg; }
>    }
>    return false;
>  }
> }
>=20
> $x =3D Utility::filled($my_undef, $x['undef'], $nosuch, 'default');
>=20
> The modifier "silent" will turn all undefined or "not isset()" =
variables into NULL values when being passed to the method and no =
warnings will be issued.
>=20
> Then, we can build our own damn functions as we see fit without the =
fuss.
>=20
> -- Dante
>=20
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