Equal Null coalescing operator ??= https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/1795

Remember my question?

$this->request->data['comments']['user_id'] = $this->request->data['comments']['user_id'] ?? ‘value’;

I want to check if some var is null and if the same var is null set the same var to ‘value’.

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 “??=“ similar to +=;

$this->request->data['comments']['user_id’] ??= ‘value’. So if the var is null it’s set to ‘value’ 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

+1
I like this idea and would like to see it as an RFC.

-ralph

Remember my question?

$this->request->data['comments']['user_id'] = $this->request->data['comments']['user_id'] ?? ‘value’;

I want to check if some var is null and if the same var is null set the same var to ‘value’.

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 “??=“ similar to +=;

$this->request->data['comments']['user_id’] ??= ‘value’. So if the var is null it’s set to ‘value’ 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

+1

Very handy addition!

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Richard "Fleshgrinder" Fussenegger

$this->request->data['comments']['user_id'] = $this->request->data['comments']['user_id'] ?? ‘value’;
$this->request->data['comments']['user_id’] ??= ‘value’;

RFC it so there's a proper vote process, but you've got mine (pending
a proper look at the PR). Honestly feels like it was an oversight
when the coalesce operator was added.

-Sara