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Request #61222 For... else construct
Submitted: 2012-03-01 15:27 UTC Modified: 2012-09-22 09:25 UTC
Votes:3
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:2 of 2 (100.0%)
Same Version:2 (100.0%)
Same OS:2 (100.0%)
From: jeroenvandenenden at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Duplicate Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2012-03-01 15:27 UTC] jeroenvandenenden at gmail dot com
Description:
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It would be nice to have a for...else construct like you see in other languages. 
This makes the code more compact and readable and it avoids the necessity to 
combine an if and a for loop.

Test script:
---------------
for ($val in $array) {
  echo $val.'<br />';
} else {
  echo 'No values found';
}

Expected result:
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In the case of an empty array, the else part would be called. Without this 
construct the code would be as follows.

if (count($array) > 0) {
  for ($val in $array) {
    echo $val.'<br />';
  }
} else {
  echo 'No values found';
}


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 [2012-03-01 15:42 UTC] jeroenvandenenden at gmail dot com
Of course instead of

for ($val in $array) {

I meant

foreach ($array as $val) {
 [2012-03-25 17:57 UTC] phristen at yahoo dot com
There are already bugs for foreach { } else { } and while { } else { }, both highly rated.
I think this should be all consolidated into a single bug or an RFC, or it will never get done.
 [2012-09-22 09:25 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Duplicate
 [2012-09-22 09:25 UTC] nikic@php.net
Closing as duplicate of https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=26411.
 
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