Hi david!
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Operating system:
> PHP version: 4.0.6
> PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
> Bug description: Shorthand for X ? X : Y
>
> Providing default values for fields, I find myself using the following
> syntax a lot:
>
> $a = $result->f('asd'); if (!$a) $a = 'nothing';
>
> $a = ($result->f('asd') ? $result->f('asd') : 'nothing');
>
> Generally:
>
> $a = ($x ? $x : $y);
($a = $x) || ($a = $y);
there u go, only one eval of $x;
> i.e. if 'value if true' is empty, use 'condition value'.
can be done with expressions I guess.
I do that most of the time, but usually the syntax ends up a bit weird
to read.
-- teodor
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