#38741 [NEW]: inconsistent feedback when accessing a null object

From: fh at ez dot no Operating system: linux PHP version: 5.1.6 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: inconsistent feedback when accessing a null object Description: ------------ Accessing a null object will only result in a notice if you are accessing a property but a fatal error if you are trying to access a method. This is especially strange if the object you expected to access uses __get and so you actually expect your code to fail. I think at the very least that the notice should be upgraded to a warning. An error is also in place since accessing a member variable of a null value is most probably a serious problem in your application. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php $var = null; echo $var->member; // notice $var->member(); // fatal error ?> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38741&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=38741&r=mysqlcfg