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PHP

What are optional argument in php ?

Please help me to understand optional arguments in php

1 Answer

Carl Whedbee
Carl Whedbee
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I'm not sure if you mean optional argument or optional parameter. But an optional parameter allows you to set a default value for an argument when you create a function. So if an argument is not passed for that parameter, then the default value when you created the function will be used automatically.