Feature to get or add value to an associative array.

[bauss]

On Monday, 16 April 2018 at 03:42:18 UTC, Jordan Wilson wrote:
> On Sunday, 15 April 2018 at 22:55:41 UTC, Giles Bathgate wrote:
>> On Sunday, 15 April 2018 at 22:52:47 UTC, Giles Bathgate wrote:
>>> I am proposing a new function called getOrAdd in
>>
>> I posted details of the PR here because at least 2 people do 
>> not like the name getOrAdd (and one of those people being 
>> myself)
>>
>> Time for a bikeshed discussion...
>
> I think Adding a Yes.add flag to the existing get makes sense, 
> but property functions only have max 2 args.
>
> Soooo...getOrAdd or getOrSet would be my pick.
>
> Jordan

I'm opposed to flags. I hate the whole "yes" "no" thing when it 
comes to such things, just like the "true" "false"... It's a no 
go for me.

A function name that fits would be perfect in my opinion.