> The "??" operator is used in TypeScript, JavaScript, C# and a few other > > languages.
Oh ok, fair enough, thanks. Shows how much I know :) I’d never seen it before. > On 5 Oct 2020, at 14:20, Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> var name = Getname() ?? 'unknown' >> >> This `??` operator seems a bit unique to vim9script. If we're trying to be >> more like other languages how about either re-using `else` (as in Getname() >> else 'unknown') or using `or` (Like python): `Getname() or "unknown"` > > Python operators are words, which I find making an expression harder to > understand. We don't have any operators that are words, I don't see a > reason to use it here. > > The "??" operator is used in TypeScript, JavaScript, C# and a few other > languages. > > -- > hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: > 35. Your husband tells you he's had that beard for 2 months. > > /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ > /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ > \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// > \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/D96FFEAA-B17B-4CF5-BB68-2DD836329B24%40gmail.com.
