Hi guys,
A small tip for your weekend. For Laravel's devs out there.
Ever wonder how can I write the error and then stop the command immediately (with an error code) in 1 line?
Lemme show you how :v
Today our code looks like this:
<pre><code class="lang-php">public function handle(): int
{
 if ($somethingWentWrong) {
 $this-&gt;error('Uh oh, unexpected error');

 return 1;
 }
}
</code></pre>
Let's add a bit of cosmetic for it. Simply:
<pre><code class="lang-php">if ($somethingWentWrong) {
 return $this-&gt;error('Uh oh, unexpected error') || 1;
}

// or
if ($somethingWentWrong) {
 return $this-&gt;error('Uh oh, unexpected error') ?: 1;
}
</code></pre>
In 1 line only, awesome!
<h3 id="heading-explanation">Explanation</h3>
<code>-&gt;error</code> or <code>-&gt;info</code> or <code>-&gt;warn</code> ,... They are returning the <code>void</code> type.
<code>||</code> (OR) or <code>?:</code> (ternary operator) recognizes the <code>void</code> type as a <code>falsy</code> value.
\=&gt; <code>1</code> will be returned in the code example above!
<h3 id="heading-conclusion">Conclusion</h3>
Enjoy!

Hi guys,

A small tip for your weekend. For Laravel's devs out there.

Ever wonder how can I write the error and then stop the command immediately (with an error code) in 1 line?

Lemme show you how :v

Today our code looks like this:

```php
public function handle(): int
{
    if ($somethingWentWrong) {
        $this->error('Uh oh, unexpected error');

        return 1;
    }
}
```

Let's add a bit of cosmetic for it. Simply:

```php
if ($somethingWentWrong) {
    return $this->error('Uh oh, unexpected error') || 1;
}

// or
if ($somethingWentWrong) {
    return $this->error('Uh oh, unexpected error') ?: 1;
}
```

In 1 line only, awesome!

### Explanation

`->error` or `->info` or `->warn` ,... They are returning the `void` type.

`||` (OR) or `?:` (ternary operator) recognizes the `void` type as a `falsy` value.

\=&gt; `1` will be returned in the code example above!

### Conclusion

Enjoy!

Laravel Command: Return error msg and exit code on 1-line

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Laravel Command: Return error msg and exit code on 1-line

Explanation

Conclusion