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Subject: Equal Null coalescing operator ??= https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/1795
From: mtkocak@gmail.com (Midori Kocak)

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Remember my question?=20

$this->request->data['comments']['user_id'] =3D =
$this->request->data['comments']['user_id'] ?? =E2=80=98value=E2=80=99;

I want to check if some var is null and if the same var is null set the =
same var to =E2=80=98value=E2=80=99.

Hence I am repeating the same variable after the equal operator, this =
does not feels right.

So I feel that we need another operator like =E2=80=9C??=3D=E2=80=9C =
similar to +=3D;

$this->request->data['comments']['user_id=E2=80=99]  ??=3D =E2=80=98value=E2=
=80=99. So if the var is null it=E2=80=99s set to =E2=80=98value=E2=80=99 =
and else stays the same.

I implemented it. Please check this here: =
https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/1795 =
<https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/1795>

Midori=

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