note 55748 added to language.operators

I regularly use some syntax like : <?php if(!$myvar) $myvar = $value ; ?> and <?php if($myvar) echo "myvar is $myvar today" ; ?> (or <?php echo ($myvar ? "myvar is $myvar today" : "") ?>) It's small, but can become heavy when used too much. Isn't there some trick to better such syntaxes ? I was wondering about using things like : <?php $myvar ||= $value ; ?> <?php $myvar ?= $value ; ?> <?php echo ($myvar ? "myvar is $myvar today") ; ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+55748 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55748&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55748&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55748&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55748&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55748&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55748&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+55748&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php