From: t dot kloppenburg at billiton dot de
Operating system: Linux
PHP version: 5.2.1
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: Wish: Function array_get(&$mixed, $key, $defaultvalue)
Description:
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I miss a function or ArrayObject method to get an element of an array, or
alternativly a default value if the key is not set in the array.
In python:
mydict = {'key1' : 'value1'}
val = mydict.get('otherkey', 'defaultvalue')
-> 'defaultvalue'
This is very handy when dealing with arrays.
I'ld be happy to see this in PHP4 and PHP5. It could look like this:
$cfg = array('version' => '1.2v', 'othercfg' => 'otherval');
$tmppath = array_get( $cfg, 'tmppath', '/tmp' );
-> '/tmp'
or with ArrayObject as:
$tmppath = $arrobj->get( 'tmppath', '/tmp' );
-> '/tmp' (if not set in the array)
I code in Python since 6 or 7 years, and I really miss this function in
everyday-use.
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40792&edit=1
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Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=trysnapshot44
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Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40792&r=mysqlcfg
