Forums Feature Suggestions 'default' parameters for some identifiers

I think it would be very handy if mIRC supported an extra parameter in things like $readini, $hget, etc for returning a value when that topic/item/etc does not exist.

For example. Consider the following table:

Table
Item - Data
Item2 - Data2

$hget(table,item,x) would return Data as "item" exists in the table.
$hget(table,item3,y) would return y as "item3" does not exist in the table.

This is possible already with $iif($hget(table,item3) != $null,$v1,y) but I think it would be a neat and tidy little shortcut.

Way too complicated and inconsistent to introduce a parameter across the board like that. There should be a construct for it instead. Something that works no matter what identifier is used. Something like:



oh wait, that's right, you can do that yourself:

Ha, that's not a bad idea. Cheers.

Apart from the fact that i personally doubt Khaled will bother (no offense intended) in some languages you can asign as followed:

var %x = $hget() || Value if null

by that nature

var %x = ($hget() || Default value)

could return $true and $false which would be very handy to have indeed. Think returning $false or $true without the obligatory if statements.