Re: New construct discussion Summary (was: what happened to that new isset() like language construct)

Hello George, Monday, July 12, 2004, 6:36:22 PM, you wrote: > On Jul 12, 2004, at 11:37 AM, Marcus Boerger wrote: >> Hello Derick, >> >> Monday, July 12, 2004, 11:21:06 AM, you wrote: >> >>> Agreed, and I also like default() >> >> The problem with default() is that there will be tons of scripts out >> there >> that will be broken by this. Hence i'd like to see a more non intuitive >> name (like the ifsetor). Probably getvalue() was the best compromise so >> far. > what was wrong with nvl() (of oracle fame)? In oracle it means Null-VaLue replacement. But we are providing a default in case a variable is not set. But anyway from my side this would give a good name, too (for No-VaLue) in the same manner coalesce would work for the other behavior mentioned in this thread. Best regards, Marcus mailto:helly@php.net