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Idiom #205 Get an environment variable

Read an environment variable with the name "FOO" and assign it to the string variable foo. If it does not exist or if the system does not support environment variables, assign a value of "none".

import os
foo = os.environ.get('FOO', 'none')
import os
try:
    foo = os.environ['FOO']
except KeyError:
    foo = "none"
from os import getenv
foo = getenv('FOO', 'none')
with Ada.Environment_Variables;
Foo : constant String :=
      Ada.Environment_Variables.Value (Name    => "FOO",
                                       Default => "none");
#include <stdlib.h>
const char * foo = getenv("FOO");
if (foo == NULL) foo = "none";
(def foo
  (or (System/getenv "FOO") "none"))
#include <cstdlib>
#include <string>
const char* tmp = std::getenv("FOO");
std::string foo = tmp ? std::string(tmp) : "none";
string foo = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FOO");
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(foo)) foo = "none";
import std.process : environment;
string foo = environment.get("FOO", "none");
import 'dart:io';
var foo = Platform.environment["FOO"] ?? "none";
foo = System.get_env("FOO", "none")
Foo = os:getenv("FOO","none").
  call get_environment_variable ("FOO", length=n, status=st)
  if (st /= 0) then
    foo = "none"
  else
    allocate (character(len=n) :: foo)
    call get_environment_variable ("FOO", value=foo)
  end if 
import "os"
foo := os.Getenv("FOO")
if foo == "" {
	foo = "none"
}
import "os"
foo, ok := os.LookupEnv("FOO")
if !ok {
	foo = "none"
}
def foo = System.getenv('FOO') ?: 'none'
import Control.Exception (IOException, catch)
import System.Environment (getEnv)
do
  foo <- catch (getEnv "FOO") (const $ pure "none" :: IOException -> IO String)
  -- do something with foo
const foo = process.env["FOO"] || "none";
const foo = process.env.FOO ?? 'none'
String foo = System.getenv("foo");
if (foo == null) {
	foo = "none";
}
val foo = System.getenv("FOO") ?: "none"
foo = os.getenv("FOO") or "none"
$foo = getenv("FOO") ?: "none";
uses sysutils;
var
  foo: string;
begin
  foo := GetEnvironmentVariable('FOO');
  if (foo = '') then foo := 'none';
end.
use 5.010;
my $foo = $ENV{FOO} // 'none';

foo = ENV["FOO"]
use std::env;
let foo = env::var("FOO").unwrap_or("none".to_string());
use std::env;
if let Ok(tnt_root) = env::var("TNT_ROOT") {
     //
}
use std::env;
let foo = match env::var("FOO") {
    Ok(val) => val,
    Err(_e) => "none".to_string(),
};
use std::env;
let foo = match env::var("FOO") {
    Ok(val) => val,
    Err(_e) => "none".to_string(),
};
| foo |
foo := CEnvironment getUserEnvironment at: 'FOO' ifAbsent: [ 'none' ].
foo = IIf(Environ("FOO") = "", "none", Environ("FOO"))
imports System
Dim _foo as String
Try
	foo = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FOO")
Catch ex as Exception
	foo = "none"
End Try
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foo = os.environ.get('FOO', 'none')
try:
    foo = os.environ['FOO']
except KeyError:
    foo = "none"
foo = getenv('FOO', 'none')
Foo : constant String :=
      Ada.Environment_Variables.Value (Name    => "FOO",
                                       Default => "none");
const char * foo = getenv("FOO");
if (foo == NULL) foo = "none";
(def foo
  (or (System/getenv "FOO") "none"))
const char* tmp = std::getenv("FOO");
std::string foo = tmp ? std::string(tmp) : "none";
string foo = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FOO");
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(foo)) foo = "none";
string foo = environment.get("FOO", "none");
var foo = Platform.environment["FOO"] ?? "none";
foo = System.get_env("FOO", "none")
Foo = os:getenv("FOO","none").
  call get_environment_variable ("FOO", length=n, status=st)
  if (st /= 0) then
    foo = "none"
  else
    allocate (character(len=n) :: foo)
    call get_environment_variable ("FOO", value=foo)
  end if 
foo := os.Getenv("FOO")
if foo == "" {
	foo = "none"
}
foo, ok := os.LookupEnv("FOO")
if !ok {
	foo = "none"
}
def foo = System.getenv('FOO') ?: 'none'
do
  foo <- catch (getEnv "FOO") (const $ pure "none" :: IOException -> IO String)
  -- do something with foo
const foo = process.env["FOO"] || "none";
const foo = process.env.FOO ?? 'none'
String foo = System.getenv("foo");
if (foo == null) {
	foo = "none";
}
val foo = System.getenv("FOO") ?: "none"
foo = os.getenv("FOO") or "none"
$foo = getenv("FOO") ?: "none";
var
  foo: string;
begin
  foo := GetEnvironmentVariable('FOO');
  if (foo = '') then foo := 'none';
end.
my $foo = $ENV{FOO} // 'none';

foo = ENV["FOO"]
let foo = env::var("FOO").unwrap_or("none".to_string());
if let Ok(tnt_root) = env::var("TNT_ROOT") {
     //
}
let foo = match env::var("FOO") {
    Ok(val) => val,
    Err(_e) => "none".to_string(),
};
let foo = match env::var("FOO") {
    Ok(val) => val,
    Err(_e) => "none".to_string(),
};
| foo |
foo := CEnvironment getUserEnvironment at: 'FOO' ifAbsent: [ 'none' ].
foo = IIf(Environ("FOO") = "", "none", Environ("FOO"))
Dim _foo as String
Try
	foo = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FOO")
Catch ex as Exception
	foo = "none"
End Try