How to set optional parameter to default without passing it?

Question

How can i skip first argument without giving any value in function call,so that first argument can take default value NULL?

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Answer 1

You cannot just skip an argument in PHP.

You may wish to consider the Perl trick and use an associated array. Use array_merge to merge the parameters with the defaults.

e.g.

function Test($parameters = null)
{
   $defaults = array('color' => 'red', 'otherparm' => 5);
   if ($parameters == null)
   {
      $parameters = $defaults;
   }
   else
   {
      $parameters = array_merge($defaults, $parameters);
   }
 }

Then call the function like this

Test(array('otherparm' => 7));