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Is it possible to skip parameters that have default values in a php(5) function call?

Lets say this is my function :

function myFunc($a ,$b = 'ball',$c = 'cat')
{
   echo "$a $b $c" ;
}



 myFunc("apple");   // output :  "apple ball cat"
 myFunc("apple","box"); // output : "apple box cat"

How can I call myFunc with default parameter for $b, eg

myFunc("apple", SOMETHING_HERE , "cow" ); // output : "apple ball cow"

Answer 1

You can’t do that by setting the default values in the prototype of the function :

function myFunc($a ,$b = 'ball',$c)
{
   echo "$a $b $c" ;
}

But there is a workaround :

function myFunc($a ,$b = null,$c = null)
{
   if ($b === null)
      $b = 'ball';
   if ($c === null)
      $c = 'cat';

   echo "$a $b $c" ;
}