How to append a statement using the null coalesce operator to a string?












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I have a string with an operator in:



echo 'abc.' . $type ?? 'no type' . 'xyz';


If $type exists I want that to be the value, if it does not, I want 'no type' to be the value.



But with the above I just get a $type undefined error. It's not defined in my example as I want 'no type' to be outputted.



Where am I going wrong?






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    We can start by asking which version of PHP you're using, since ?? is a relatively new operator.

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:25













  • I'm using PHP 7.

    – panthro
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:27






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    Please also update your question to mention that. No one should have to read a comment thread to answer your question =) Also, did you make sure to read through the operator precedence list? secure.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php (specifically, you want to look at which of . and ?? gets to go first)

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:29


















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I have a string with an operator in:



echo 'abc.' . $type ?? 'no type' . 'xyz';


If $type exists I want that to be the value, if it does not, I want 'no type' to be the value.



But with the above I just get a $type undefined error. It's not defined in my example as I want 'no type' to be outputted.



Where am I going wrong?






php php-7







share|improve this question




















  • 1





    We can start by asking which version of PHP you're using, since ?? is a relatively new operator.

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:25













  • I'm using PHP 7.

    – panthro
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:27






  • 1





    Please also update your question to mention that. No one should have to read a comment thread to answer your question =) Also, did you make sure to read through the operator precedence list? secure.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php (specifically, you want to look at which of . and ?? gets to go first)

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:29
















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I have a string with an operator in:



echo 'abc.' . $type ?? 'no type' . 'xyz';


If $type exists I want that to be the value, if it does not, I want 'no type' to be the value.



But with the above I just get a $type undefined error. It's not defined in my example as I want 'no type' to be outputted.



Where am I going wrong?






php php-7







share|improve this question
















I have a string with an operator in:



echo 'abc.' . $type ?? 'no type' . 'xyz';


If $type exists I want that to be the value, if it does not, I want 'no type' to be the value.



But with the above I just get a $type undefined error. It's not defined in my example as I want 'no type' to be outputted.



Where am I going wrong?






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    We can start by asking which version of PHP you're using, since ?? is a relatively new operator.

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:25













  • I'm using PHP 7.

    – panthro
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:27






  • 1





    Please also update your question to mention that. No one should have to read a comment thread to answer your question =) Also, did you make sure to read through the operator precedence list? secure.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php (specifically, you want to look at which of . and ?? gets to go first)

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:29
















  • 1





    We can start by asking which version of PHP you're using, since ?? is a relatively new operator.

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:25













  • I'm using PHP 7.

    – panthro
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:27






  • 1





    Please also update your question to mention that. No one should have to read a comment thread to answer your question =) Also, did you make sure to read through the operator precedence list? secure.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php (specifically, you want to look at which of . and ?? gets to go first)

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:29










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We can start by asking which version of PHP you're using, since ?? is a relatively new operator.

– Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
Nov 19 '18 at 18:25







We can start by asking which version of PHP you're using, since ?? is a relatively new operator.

– Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
Nov 19 '18 at 18:25















I'm using PHP 7.

– panthro
Nov 19 '18 at 18:27





I'm using PHP 7.

– panthro
Nov 19 '18 at 18:27




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Please also update your question to mention that. No one should have to read a comment thread to answer your question =) Also, did you make sure to read through the operator precedence list? secure.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php (specifically, you want to look at which of . and ?? gets to go first)

– Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
Nov 19 '18 at 18:29







Please also update your question to mention that. No one should have to read a comment thread to answer your question =) Also, did you make sure to read through the operator precedence list? secure.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.precedence.php (specifically, you want to look at which of . and ?? gets to go first)

– Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
Nov 19 '18 at 18:29














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You need to add brackets round the ?? operator...



echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


What it was doing was evaluating it like 'abc.' . $type and then ??.



This is all about operator precedence (thanks to @Blackhole for the prompt).






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  • A link to the documentation.

    – Blackhole
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  • Thank you very much. Will accept asap.

    – panthro
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:29



















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Null Coalescing Operator:



echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


or this (ternary operator)



echo 'abc.' . (isset($type) ? $type : 'no type' ) . 'xyz';





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  • That's not really a userful answer in this case, though. Using ?? is fine, but . has higher precedence, so the ?? expression needs to be in parentheses.

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:31





















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You don't need to use concatenation when using echo. It can take multiple arguments, just separate them with a comma (as if it were an actual function):



echo 'abc.', $type ?? 'no type', 'xyz';


This is also (slightly) more efficient than the upvoted answer, especially with long strings (PHP doesn't have to construct/store the whole string in a buffer before displaying it).






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    You need to add brackets round the ?? operator...



    echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


    What it was doing was evaluating it like 'abc.' . $type and then ??.



    This is all about operator precedence (thanks to @Blackhole for the prompt).






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    • A link to the documentation.

      – Blackhole
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:28











    • Thank you very much. Will accept asap.

      – panthro
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:29
















    8














    You need to add brackets round the ?? operator...



    echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


    What it was doing was evaluating it like 'abc.' . $type and then ??.



    This is all about operator precedence (thanks to @Blackhole for the prompt).






    share|improve this answer


























    • A link to the documentation.

      – Blackhole
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:28











    • Thank you very much. Will accept asap.

      – panthro
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:29














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    You need to add brackets round the ?? operator...



    echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


    What it was doing was evaluating it like 'abc.' . $type and then ??.



    This is all about operator precedence (thanks to @Blackhole for the prompt).






    share|improve this answer















    You need to add brackets round the ?? operator...



    echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


    What it was doing was evaluating it like 'abc.' . $type and then ??.



    This is all about operator precedence (thanks to @Blackhole for the prompt).







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    • A link to the documentation.

      – Blackhole
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    • Thank you very much. Will accept asap.

      – panthro
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    • A link to the documentation.

      – Blackhole
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:28











    • Thank you very much. Will accept asap.

      – panthro
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:29

















    A link to the documentation.

    – Blackhole
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:28





    A link to the documentation.

    – Blackhole
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:28













    Thank you very much. Will accept asap.

    – panthro
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:29





    Thank you very much. Will accept asap.

    – panthro
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:29













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    Null Coalescing Operator:



    echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


    or this (ternary operator)



    echo 'abc.' . (isset($type) ? $type : 'no type' ) . 'xyz';





    share|improve this answer


























    • That's not really a userful answer in this case, though. Using ?? is fine, but . has higher precedence, so the ?? expression needs to be in parentheses.

      – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:31


















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    Null Coalescing Operator:



    echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


    or this (ternary operator)



    echo 'abc.' . (isset($type) ? $type : 'no type' ) . 'xyz';





    share|improve this answer


























    • That's not really a userful answer in this case, though. Using ?? is fine, but . has higher precedence, so the ?? expression needs to be in parentheses.

      – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:31
















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    Null Coalescing Operator:



    echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


    or this (ternary operator)



    echo 'abc.' . (isset($type) ? $type : 'no type' ) . 'xyz';





    share|improve this answer















    Null Coalescing Operator:



    echo 'abc.' . ($type ?? 'no type') . 'xyz';


    or this (ternary operator)



    echo 'abc.' . (isset($type) ? $type : 'no type' ) . 'xyz';






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    • That's not really a userful answer in this case, though. Using ?? is fine, but . has higher precedence, so the ?? expression needs to be in parentheses.

      – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:31





















    • That's not really a userful answer in this case, though. Using ?? is fine, but . has higher precedence, so the ?? expression needs to be in parentheses.

      – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
      Nov 19 '18 at 18:31



















    That's not really a userful answer in this case, though. Using ?? is fine, but . has higher precedence, so the ?? expression needs to be in parentheses.

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:31







    That's not really a userful answer in this case, though. Using ?? is fine, but . has higher precedence, so the ?? expression needs to be in parentheses.

    – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans
    Nov 19 '18 at 18:31













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    You don't need to use concatenation when using echo. It can take multiple arguments, just separate them with a comma (as if it were an actual function):



    echo 'abc.', $type ?? 'no type', 'xyz';


    This is also (slightly) more efficient than the upvoted answer, especially with long strings (PHP doesn't have to construct/store the whole string in a buffer before displaying it).






    share|improve this answer






























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      You don't need to use concatenation when using echo. It can take multiple arguments, just separate them with a comma (as if it were an actual function):



      echo 'abc.', $type ?? 'no type', 'xyz';


      This is also (slightly) more efficient than the upvoted answer, especially with long strings (PHP doesn't have to construct/store the whole string in a buffer before displaying it).






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        You don't need to use concatenation when using echo. It can take multiple arguments, just separate them with a comma (as if it were an actual function):



        echo 'abc.', $type ?? 'no type', 'xyz';


        This is also (slightly) more efficient than the upvoted answer, especially with long strings (PHP doesn't have to construct/store the whole string in a buffer before displaying it).






        share|improve this answer















        You don't need to use concatenation when using echo. It can take multiple arguments, just separate them with a comma (as if it were an actual function):



        echo 'abc.', $type ?? 'no type', 'xyz';


        This is also (slightly) more efficient than the upvoted answer, especially with long strings (PHP doesn't have to construct/store the whole string in a buffer before displaying it).







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