What does mean in php?

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Three DOTS as Splat Operator (...) (since PHP 5.6)

PHP has an operator "..." (Three dots) which is referred as Splat Operator. It is used to pass arbitrary number of parameters in a function and this type of function is called Variadic Functions. Let’s take examples to use of "..." (Three dots).

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Three DOTS as Splat Operator (...) (since PHP 5.6)
PHP Operators
PHP Arithmetic Operators
PHP Assignment Operators
PHP Comparison Operators
PHP Increment / Decrement Operators
PHP Logical Operators
PHP String Operators
PHP Array Operators
PHP Conditional Assignment Operators
PHP Exercises
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Example 1:

Each arguments of calculateNumbers() function pass through $params as an array when use "… ".

There are many different ways to use "… " operator. Below some examples:

Example 2:

Example 3:

Example 4:

It should be noted that Variadic Parameters cannot be targeted by named arguments.

Example 5:

 [1, 2, 3, 4]] in sumIntegers
// throws TypeError sumIntegers(): Argument #1 must be of type int, array given 

echo sumIntegers(arbitrary_name: 1, another_name: 2);
// $params will be equal to ['arbitrary_name' => 1, 'another_name' => 2] in sumIntegers
// Outputs: 3 
?>

Using an unpacked associative array as the parameter for a function call has the same effect as calling the function using each key-value pair as a named argument.

Example 6:

 'John', 'last_name' => 'Doe'];
echo fullName(...$params);
// same as fullName(first_name: 'John', last_name: 'Doe')

// outputs 'John||Doe'
?>

This can be used to pass named arguments to something like a nested function call or a class.

Example 7:

 123])
// which is the same as throw new Exception(code: 123);
?>

PHP Operators

Operators are used to perform operations on variables and values.

PHP divides the operators in the following groups:

Arithmetic operators
Assignment operators
Comparison operators
Increment/Decrement operators
Logical operators
String operators
Array operators
Conditional assignment operators

PHP Arithmetic Operators

The PHP arithmetic operators are used with numeric values to perform common arithmetical operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication etc.

Operator	Name	Example	Result	Show it
+	Addition	$x + $y	Sum of $x and $y	Try it »
-	Subtraction	$x - $y	Difference of $x and $y	Try it »
*	Multiplication	$x * $y	Product of $x and $y	Try it »
/	Division	$x / $y	Quotient of $x and $y	Try it »
%	Modulus	$x % $y	Remainder of $x divided by $y	Try it »
**	Exponentiation	$x ** $y	Result of raising $x to the $y'th power	Try it »

PHP Assignment Operators

The PHP assignment operators are used with numeric values to write a value to a variable.

The basic assignment operator in PHP is "=". It means that the left operand gets set to the value of the assignment expression on the right.

Assignment	Same as...	Description	Show it
x = y	x = y	The left operand gets set to the value of the expression on the right	Try it »
x += y	x = x + y	Addition	Try it »
x -= y	x = x - y	Subtraction	Try it »
x *= y	x = x * y	Multiplication	Try it »
x /= y	x = x / y	Division	Try it »
x %= y	x = x % y	Modulus	Try it »

PHP Comparison Operators

The PHP comparison operators are used to compare two values (number or string):

Operator	Name	Example	Result	Show it
==	Equal	$x == $y	Returns true if $x is equal to $y	Try it »
===	Identical	$x === $y	Returns true if $x is equal to $y, and they are of the same type	Try it »
!=	Not equal	$x != $y	Returns true if $x is not equal to $y	Try it »
<>	Not equal	$x <> $y	Returns true if $x is not equal to $y	Try it »
!==	Not identical	$x !== $y	Returns true if $x is not equal to $y, or they are not of the same type	Try it »
>	Greater than	$x > $y	Returns true if $x is greater than $y	Try it »
<	Less than	$x < $y	Returns true if $x is less than $y	Try it »
>=	Greater than or equal to	$x >= $y	Returns true if $x is greater than or equal to $y	Try it »
<=	Less than or equal to	$x <= $y	Returns true if $x is less than or equal to $y	Try it »
<=>	Spaceship	$x <=> $y	Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero, depending on if $x is less than, equal to, or greater than $y. Introduced in PHP 7.	Try it »

PHP Increment / Decrement Operators

The PHP increment operators are used to increment a variable's value.

The PHP decrement operators are used to decrement a variable's value.

Operator	Name	Description	Show it
++$x	Pre-increment	Increments $x by one, then returns $x	Try it »
$x++	Post-increment	Returns $x, then increments $x by one	Try it »
--$x	Pre-decrement	Decrements $x by one, then returns $x	Try it »
$x--	Post-decrement	Returns $x, then decrements $x by one	Try it »

PHP Logical Operators

The PHP logical operators are used to combine conditional statements.

Operator	Name	Example	Result	Show it
and	And	$x and $y	True if both $x and $y are true	Try it »
or	Or	$x or $y	True if either $x or $y is true	Try it »
xor	Xor	$x xor $y	True if either $x or $y is true, but not both	Try it »
&&	And	$x && $y	True if both $x and $y are true	Try it »
\|\|	Or	$x \|\| $y	True if either $x or $y is true	Try it »
!	Not	!$x	True if $x is not true	Try it »

PHP String Operators

PHP has two operators that are specially designed for strings.

Operator	Name	Example	Result	Show it
.	Concatenation	$txt1 . $txt2	Concatenation of $txt1 and $txt2	Try it »
.=	Concatenation assignment	$txt1 .= $txt2	Appends $txt2 to $txt1	Try it »

PHP Array Operators

The PHP array operators are used to compare arrays.

Operator	Name	Example	Result	Show it
+	Union	$x + $y	Union of $x and $y	Try it »
==	Equality	$x == $y	Returns true if $x and $y have the same key/value pairs	Try it »
===	Identity	$x === $y	Returns true if $x and $y have the same key/value pairs in the same order and of the same types	Try it »
!=	Inequality	$x != $y	Returns true if $x is not equal to $y	Try it »
<>	Inequality	$x <> $y	Returns true if $x is not equal to $y	Try it »
!==	Non-identity	$x !== $y	Returns true if $x is not identical to $y	Try it »

PHP Conditional Assignment Operators

The PHP conditional assignment operators are used to set a value depending on conditions:

Operator	Name	Example	Result	Show it
?:	Ternary	$x = expr1 ? expr2 : expr3	Returns the value of $x. The value of $x is expr2 if expr1 = TRUE. The value of $x is expr3 if expr1 = FALSE	Try it »
??	Null coalescing	$x = expr1 ?? expr2	Returns the value of $x. The value of $x is expr1 if expr1 exists, and is not NULL. If expr1 does not exist, or is NULL, the value of $x is expr2. Introduced in PHP 7	Try it »

PHP Exercises

What does mean in programming language?

<> in some languages means "does not equal". But in c, the operator is != . Also note the difference between logical AND ( && ) and bitwise AND ( & ). You should use the logical operators for multiple criteria in a conditional statement.