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Operating system: Any
PHP version:      5.4.0RC7
Package:          *General Issues
Bug Type:         Bug
Bug description:associative array syntax

Description:
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When using undefined $args['method'] this should not throw an error,
instead, it 
should return undef or null.

In Perl or Ruby, Python, we usually write:

   $value = $hash{key} || 'default value';

But in PHP, we have to write such code, that's such inefficient:

   $value = isset($hash['key']) ? $hash['key'] : 'default';

Yes, we can use '@', but the '@' makes PHP runs more slower.

It will be better if we can have the following syntax:

   $value = $hash['key'] || 'default value';

so that if you have multiple hashes:

   $value = $hash['key'] || $hash2['key'] || $hash3['key'] || 'last
value';

then we don't have to write:

   $value = isset($hash['key']) ? $hash['key'] : isset($hash2['key']) ? 
$hash2['key'] : $hash2['key'] ........ # whatever



Thanks


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