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optional parameters in functions - El Forum - 09-07-2009 [eluser]richzilla[/eluser] I dont know if this is a general PHP question or wether code igniter implements its own solution,but here goes. My pages have a builder function for the page that takes 2 parameters, the page to be loaded, and and any data that may or may not be needed by the page. Ive done quite a lot of asp.net/C# and i know you can specify a parameter as optional with the ? symbol, but is there a similar solution in php? cheers optional parameters in functions - El Forum - 09-07-2009 [eluser]Dam1an[/eluser] For an optional parameter, you just set it a default value So: Code: function my_function($i_need_this_paramter, $optional_second_parameter = 'a default value') { optional parameters in functions - El Forum - 09-07-2009 [eluser]jedd[/eluser] Mind, you don't *need* to mention the second parameter there - CI will happily ignore additional parameters that it doesn't know what to do with anyway. And, also, you don't need to set a default value for any of your parameters. If there's no default, the variable is not set (or set to NULL - I forget which, and it's easy enough for you to test). optional parameters in functions - El Forum - 09-07-2009 [eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser] Hi, Code: if (empty($variable) Enjoy InsiteFX |