Req #26789 [Com]: NullPointerException desired
Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=26789&edit=1
ID: 26789
Comment by: me at joshsera dot com
Reported by: davidc at blesys dot com
Summary: NullPointerException desired
Status: Wont fix
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: (doesn't apply)
PHP Version: 5.0.0b3 (beta3)
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
The point of an NPE is so you can enclose code in a try/catch block instead of
wrapping every statement in an if that tests for null. It makes for more readable
code.
Previous Comments:
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[2004-01-05 03:00:01] derick@php.net
If you want to have "NULL" objects, test if an object is NULL before you call methods on
it. There is no chance this will be implemented.
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[2004-01-04 18:23:05] davidc at blesys dot com
Description:
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I desire a NullPointerException to be thrown, like in Java.
Currently, a fatal error triggers, stopping my entire application.
Many times an object may be null, but the application can continue. In addition, if an exception
were thrown, I could trace it to see why the exception occured.
Reproduce code:
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$j=null;
$j->someMethod();
Expected result:
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Fatal error: Call to a member function someMethod() on a non-object in file.php on line 2
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