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Request #26273 conditional concatenator
Submitted: 2003-11-16 10:04 UTC Modified: 2003-11-17 21:03 UTC
From: tagg_maiwald at yahoo dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 4.3.4 OS: Windows 98
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2003-11-16 10:04 UTC] tagg_maiwald at yahoo dot com
Description:
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A conditional concatenator would evaluate a boolean test, then concatenate a value onto the left operand. This operator would simplify scripts by eliminating a kludge. The motive behind this request is to readily construct SQL queries via PHP which can be easily reread and understood with minimal confusion by a follow-on person maintaining the script(s).

Reproduce code:
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// kludge
$sz_string = 'foo';
if ($bool_test) { $sz_string .= 'bar'; }
else { $sz_string .= 'baz'; }
echo $sz_string

// conditional concatenator
$sz_string = 'foo';
$sz_string .? ($bool_test) 'bar' : 'baz';
echo $sz_string

Expected result:
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foobar

Actual result:
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foobar

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 [2003-11-17 16:50 UTC] jay@php.net
How is this any different from the already-implemented 
ternary operator? 
 
$sz_string .= ($bool_test) ? 'bar' : 'baz'; 
 
J 
 [2003-11-17 21:03 UTC] tagg_maiwald at yahoo dot com
Sorry. Need more sleep.
 
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