Req #61222 [Opn->Dup]: For... else construct

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61222&edit=1 ID: 61222 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: jeroenvandenenden at gmail dot com Summary: For... else construct -Status: Open +Status: Duplicate Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Arrays related PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Closing as duplicate of https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=26411. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-03-25 17:57:54] phristen at yahoo dot com There are already bugs for foreach { } else { } and while { } else { }, both highly rated. I think this should be all consolidated into a single bug or an RFC, or it will never get done. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-03-01 15:42:43] jeroenvandenenden at gmail dot com Of course instead of for ($val in $array) { I meant foreach ($array as $val) { ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-03-01 15:27:36] jeroenvandenenden at gmail dot com Description: ------------ It would be nice to have a for...else construct like you see in other languages. This makes the code more compact and readable and it avoids the necessity to combine an if and a for loop. Test script: --------------- for ($val in $array) { echo $val.'<br />'; } else { echo 'No values found'; } Expected result: ---------------- In the case of an empty array, the else part would be called. Without this construct the code would be as follows. if (count($array) > 0) { for ($val in $array) { echo $val.'<br />'; } } else { echo 'No values found'; } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61222&edit=1