Index: C:/eZpublish/www/ezp_trunk/lib/ezutils/classes/ezhttptool.php
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--- C:/eZpublish/www/ezp_trunk/lib/ezutils/classes/ezhttptool.php	(revision 18402)
+++ C:/eZpublish/www/ezp_trunk/lib/ezutils/classes/ezhttptool.php	(working copy)
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@
      \return a reference to the HTTP post variable $var, or null if it does not exist.
      \sa variable
     */
-    function postVariable( $var )
+   function postVariable( $var, $fallbackValue = null )
     {
-        $ret = null;
+        $ret = $fallbackValue;
         if ( isset( $_POST[$var] ) )
             $ret = $_POST[$var];
-        else
+        else if ( $ret == null )
             eZDebug::writeWarning( "Undefined post variable: $var",
                                    "eZHTTPTool" );
         return $ret;
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@
      \return a reference to the HTTP get variable $var, or null if it does not exist.
      \sa variable
     */
-    function getVariable( $var )
+    function getVariable( $var, $fallbackValue = null )
     {
-        $ret = null;
+        $ret = $fallbackValue;
         if ( isset( $_GET[$var] ) )
             $ret = $_GET[$var];
-        else
+        else if ( $ret == null )
             eZDebug::writeWarning( "Undefined get variable: $var",
                                    "eZHTTPTool" );
         return $ret;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
      \return a reference to the HTTP post/get variable $var, or null if it does not exist.
      \sa postVariable
     */
-    function variable( $var )
+    function variable( $var, $fallbackValue = null )
     {
         if ( isset( $_POST[$var] ) )
         {
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@
         {
             return $_GET[$var];
         }
-        $ret = false;
+        $ret = $fallbackValue;
+        if ( $ret == null )
+            eZDebug::writeWarning( "Undefined post/get variable: $var",
+                                   "eZHTTPTool" );
         return $ret;
     }