Default value for argument when null (without eval)

Hiya, that won't be possible without eval. But if you can explain what you want, I'm sure someone can help you out with the eval code. Example:

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$(eval '$(touser)' == '$(user)' ? 'You entered 1' : 'You entered $(1)')

To check if a message was provided you can check if the $(touser) matches $(user), or you would need to check if $(1) == 'null'.

Thank you for the response @Gerhard
I ended up getting it to work with eval which was a bit of a challenge more so because of the long command and trying to keep the character limit in check as I need the same eval in the command twice along with lengthy urlfetch variables.

I am sending data to an API endpoint and trying to pass along a number from a second (optional) argument in the command. The number is essentially the number of times a thing has happened. If the command is used without entering a number, the assumption is that we should pass along a 1.

The command is used in one of two ways:
!thething CLIPURL (no number which should default/assume a 1) or
!thething CLIPURL 4 (with number and should use the number provided)
The eval working as I need is:

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$(eval if("$(2)">1){"$(2)";}else{"1";})

I tried several iterations of evaluating if $(2) was null or undefined and if so, pass in a 1, but I kept getting null as a result. I am guessing this may be due to $(2) not existing at all? So I figured out that if I check to see if it's greater than 1, even if it doesn't exist, I suppose that returns the appropriate result.

You can use '$(2)' == 'null' to check if it's set.
However if you are already sending the data to an endpoint, I personally wouldn't bother with eval checks, but just send the whole $(querystring) as a paremeter. Then parse and check the input on the server side.

Thanks. Not an option in this case as it's a public API that I don't have control over.

I appreciate your help!