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Wow. OK, I am a big user of the ternary operator, but I hadn't come across omission of the middle part until now. To be honest, it's not the most accessible syn
by oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
Wow. OK, I am a big user of the ternary operator, but I hadn't come across omission of the middle part until now. To be honest, it's not the most accessible syntax (especially if you're coming from another language), but at least I have the option now - thanks!
edit: Just to clarify for anyone else unfamiliar with it:
$ php -r 'var_dump(42 ?: 0);'
int(42)
- rbritton 10y agoDepending on how far back you have to support (e.g., WordPress is still supporting 5.2), omission of the middle part wasn't supported until PHP 5.3.
- TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago5.3 came out seven years ago and isn't even officially supported by the PHP project now, let alone 5.2.
- rbritton 10y agoI know all too well, and you'd never catch me running that on any of my own systems. With a large enough install base, it's not uncommon to have a decent number of people on those older versions though.