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add note on fallback props
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document string coercion and handling of nullish values
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions documentation/docs/02-runes/05-$props.md
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## Fallback values

Destructuring allows us to declare fallback values, which are used if the parent component does not set a given prop:
Destructuring allows us to declare fallback values, which are used if the parent component does not set a given prop (or the value is `undefined`):

```js
let { adjective = 'happy' } = $props();
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<label for="{uid}-lastname">Last Name: </label>
<input id="{uid}-lastname" type="text" />
</form>
```
```
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{expression}
```

Expressions that are `null` or `undefined` will be omitted; all others are [coerced to strings](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String#string_coercion).

Curly braces can be included in a Svelte template by using their [HTML entity](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Glossary/Entity) strings: `&lbrace;`, `&lcub;`, or `&#123;` for `{` and `&rbrace;`, `&rcub;`, or `&#125;` for `}`.

If you're using a regular expression (`RegExp`) [literal notation](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp#literal_notation_and_constructor), you'll need to wrap it in parentheses.
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