Hi.

If I define optional parameters like this

/**
* @DESC A function that returns a name
* @param String $firstname - The firstname
* @param String $lastname - The sirname
*/
public function name($firstname, $lastname='')
{
return $firstname . ' ' . $lastname;
}

Then I have an optional parameter (the $lastname)

but if I use this function and PHPed displayes the function description, it does not show the $lastname to be an optional parameter.
It would be nice to have some kind of identification that a parameter is optional like this.

name(String $firstname, [String $lastname =''])

That way you can see that the second parameter is optional and is set to '' if you do not use it.

Good suggestion, as it now only shows a default value if lastname="smith" or something non-blank.

Yep, it works on basic PHP funcitions, but not on those you declare.

it works for me:

Hi Dmitri.

I tried your example (modified it a bit) and you are right.

However, if you use a BLANK default string, it stops working, and the parameter is not shown as optional. And in my opinion a blank is just as valid as '33'

See example below.

Yes, and if you had typed in a comma to highlight the next varible, it would have shown 'default = 44', but if the variable is set to nothing ( 2 single quotes ), it won't show that.