Is using ?? in form filling code a good practice for null records?

Is using something like this:

    public function mount(): void
    {
        $website = Website::find(1);

        $this->form->fill([
            'number_of_lives' => $website['number_of_lives'],
        ]);
    }

    public function mount(): void
    {
        $website = Website::find(1);

        $this->form->fill([
            'number_of_lives' => $website['number_of_lives'],
        ]);
    }

But if there is a null record returned from the DB there will be an error. So, I tried altering the code like this using the ?? operator:

    public function mount(): void
    {
        $website = Website::find(1);

        $this->form->fill([
            'number_of_lives' => $website['number_of_lives'] ?? '',
        ]);
    }

    public function mount(): void
    {
        $website = Website::find(1);

        $this->form->fill([
            'number_of_lives' => $website['number_of_lives'] ?? '',
        ]);
    }

and it seems to work. The question is whether it's the best approach. What is the recommended way in Filament to deal with this null issue in this case?

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LeandroFerreira•6mo ago

$this->form->fill([
    'number_of_lives' => $website->number_of_lives
]);

$this->form->fill([
    'number_of_lives' => $website->number_of_lives
]);

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Is using ?? in form filling code a good practice for null records?