Req #67446 [NEW]: Add built-in function for combining isset() with value retrieval

From: nate at frickenate dot com Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Arrays related Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Add built-in function for combining isset() with value retrieval Description: ------------ The frequency at which an isset() call against an index of an array is immediately followed by retrieving the value at that index is extremely common. It would allow for much cleaner code if there were a built-in mechanism for combining these 2 operations into one, eliminating the need to type of the full array notation twice. Test script: --------------- <?php // code like this is commonly written; duplication of the // item $array['foo']['bar']['baz'] is extremely annoying: $value = isset($array['foo']['bar']['baz']) ? $array['foo']['bar']['baz'] : 'default'; // some people avoid this by (ugh!) using @ to skip the undefined index notice: if (($value = @$array['foo']['bar']['baz']) === null) { $value = 'default'; } // what we should really have (though with a better name, not sure what): $value = iisset($array['foo']['bar']['baz'], 'default'); // this can already be implemented without risk of a notice in userland: function iisset(&$var, $default = null) { return isset($var) ? $var : $default; } // but a php core replacement would make it universal and take less overhead -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67446&edit=1 --