All,
Is there a way to define a function in an extension which would not
require a passed in variable to exist? In other words, can ZE be
modified to allow extensions to not trigger E_NOTICE warnings if an
unset variable is passed to a function which does not care if the var is
set?
I can specify preferences about whether variables are passed by
reference or not using macros like:
* PHP_FE(..., first_arg_force_ref)
* PHP_FE(..., third_arg_force_by_ref_rest)
* PHP_FE(..., first_through_third_args_force_ref)
Which probably boil down somewhere into:
* #define ZEND_SEND_BY_VAL 0
* #define ZEND_SEND_BY_REF 1
* #define ZEND_SEND_PREFER_REF 2
And I notice that if a variable is passed by reference to an extension
function, no E_NOTICE is thrown. Well, can we extend this concept
further to say something like:
* #define ZEND_SEND_WHO_CARES_IF_IT_EXISTS_OR_NOT 4
*but with a better name, of course*
Then, extension developers can write 'ifsetor', 'coalesce', and 'filled'
as extensions (by themselves) and not need those specific functions
added to the 'PHP core language' per-se.
Dante
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