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artbit/isget
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This is a handy little helper function that is used to replace the common pattern of isset($a, $a\['b'\]) ? $a\['b'\] : $c; which can be ugly and redundant.

v1.0.0(10y ago)1611MITPHP

Since Oct 24Pushed 9y agoCompare

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isget() for PHP
===============

[](#isget-for-php)

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This is a handy little helper function that is used to replace the common pattern of `isset($a, $a['b']) ? $a['b'] : $c;` which can be ugly and redundant.

You can think of it as a long lost brother of `isset()`.

It does two things:

- It silences down the PHP Undefined index notice, when trying to access an inexistent key in an array
- And returns a default value if the key is not set

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
mixed isget(array $inputarray['somekey'], mixed $default_value)
```

If the `somekey` key is set, the function will return its value, if it's not, it will return the provided default value (or `false` by default);

It comes in really handy, if your function supports an array of options, and you don't want to worry about checking if the option has been set or not. i.e.

```
function do_something($required_param, $options = array()) {
    if (isget($options['forceint']) === true) {
        $required_param = intval($required_param);
    }
    if (isget($options['uppercase']) === true) {
        $required_param = strtoupper($required_param);
    }
    ...
    return $required_param;
}
$a = 12.34;
echo do_something($a);
// 12.34
echo do_something($a, array('forceint' => true));
// 12
```

If you need to go deeper, you can.

```
$dream = array();
echo isget($dream['within_a_dream']['within_a_dream']['within_a_dream']['...'], 'inception!');
// inception!
```

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The easiest way to install this library is to use Composer and add the following to your project's `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "require": {
        "artbit/isget": "dev-master"
    }
}
```

Then, when you run `composer install`, everything will fall magically into place, and the `isget()` function will be available to your project, as long as you are including Composer's autoloader.

*However, you do not need Composer to use this library.*

This library has no dependencies and should work on older versions of PHP. Download the code and include `src/isget.php` in your project, and all should work fine.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3859d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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