How about this?

$first_name = @$_POST['first_name'] or $first_name =
$_SESSION['first_name'] ? $_SESSION['first_name'] : null;

Thanks,
Michael

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 2:13 AM, Daniel Brown <danbr...@php.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:04, Tedd Sperling <tedd.sperl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi gang:
>>
>> What's a better/shorter way to write this?
>>
>> $first_name = $_SESSION['first_name'] ? $_SESSION['first_name'] : null;
>> $first_name = isset($_POST['first_name']) ? $_POST['first_name'] : 
>> $first_name;
>> $_SESSION['first_name'] = $first_name;
>
>    A simple reusable function and pass-through variable is one method:
>
> <?php
>
>    session_start();
>    $_SESSION['first_name'] = $first_name =
> thisorthat(@$_POST['first_name'],null);
>
>    function thisorthat($a,$b) {
>        return isset($a) ? $a : $b;
>    }
>
> ?>
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