#40792 [NEW]: Wish: Function array_get(&$mixed, $key, $defaultvalue)

[t dot kloppenburg at billiton dot de]

From: t dot kloppenburg at billiton dot de
Operating system: Linux
PHP version: 5.2.1
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: Wish: Function array_get(&$mixed, $key, $defaultvalue)

Description:
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I miss a function or ArrayObject method to get an element of an array, or
alternativly a default value if the key is not set in the array.

In python:
mydict = {'key1' : 'value1'}
val = mydict.get('otherkey', 'defaultvalue')
-> 'defaultvalue'

This is very handy when dealing with arrays.

I'ld be happy to see this in PHP4 and PHP5. It could look like this:

$cfg = array('version' => '1.2v', 'othercfg' => 'otherval');
$tmppath = array_get( $cfg, 'tmppath', '/tmp' );
-> '/tmp'

or with ArrayObject as:
$tmppath = $arrobj->get( 'tmppath', '/tmp' );
-> '/tmp' (if not set in the array)

I code in Python since 6 or 7 years, and I really miss this function in
everyday-use.



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[t dot kloppenburg at billiton dot de]

ID: 40792
User updated by: t dot kloppenburg at billiton dot de
Reported By: t dot kloppenburg at billiton dot de
Status: Open
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: Linux
PHP Version: 5.2.1
New Comment:

ok, I code in PHP all this years and I miss it in PHP :)


Previous Comments:
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[2007-03-13 11:23:03] t dot kloppenburg at billiton dot de

Description:
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I miss a function or ArrayObject method to get an element of an array,
or alternativly a default value if the key is not set in the array.

In python:
mydict = {'key1' : 'value1'}
val = mydict.get('otherkey', 'defaultvalue')
-> 'defaultvalue'

This is very handy when dealing with arrays.

I'ld be happy to see this in PHP4 and PHP5. It could look like this:

$cfg = array('version' => '1.2v', 'othercfg' => 'otherval');
$tmppath = array_get( $cfg, 'tmppath', '/tmp' );
-> '/tmp'

or with ArrayObject as:
$tmppath = $arrobj->get( 'tmppath', '/tmp' );
-> '/tmp' (if not set in the array)

I code in Python since 6 or 7 years, and I really miss this function in
everyday-use.




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