note 126433 added to function.array-key-exists

I often need a value from an array and if missing, some default. So this became a staple in every utils.php file I include in my projects: <?php /** * get array value if key exist otherwise default * @param string $key needle * @param mixed[] $array haystack * @param mixed $default value if needle not found */ function array_value($key, $array, $default = '') { if (array_key_exists($key, $array)) return $array[$key]; return $default; } ?> Works great for $_POST and $_GET or for some $option array that I send to function of class constructor. ---- Server IP: 45.112.84.4 Probable Submitter: 45.112.85.242 (proxied: 83.97.87.182) ---- Manual Page -- https://php.net/manual/en/function.array-key-exists.php Edit -- https://main.php.net/note/edit/126433 Del: integrated -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126433/integrated Del: useless -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126433/useless Del: bad code -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126433/bad+code Del: spam -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126433/spam Del: non-english -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126433/non-english Del: in docs -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126433/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://main.php.net/note/delete/126433 Reject -- https://main.php.net/note/reject/126433 Search -- https://main.php.net/manage/user-notes.php