Any way to specify optional parameter values in PHP?

Question

Let\'s say I\'ve got a PHP function foo:

function foo($firstName = \'john\', $lastName = \'doe\') {
    echo $firstName . \" \" . $lastName;
}
// foo(); --&g         


        

Answer 1

A variation on the array technique that allows for easier setting of default values:

function foo($arguments) {
  $defaults = array(
    'firstName' => 'john',
    'lastName' => 'doe',
  );

  $arguments = array_merge($defaults, $arguments);

  echo $arguments['firstName'] . ' ' . $arguments['lastName'];
}

Usage:

foo(array('lastName' => 'smith')); // output: john smith