Bug #62769 [NEW]: Inconsistent notice reporting using []

From: julien at palard dot fr Operating system: PHP version: 5.4.5 Package: Output Control Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Inconsistent notice reporting using [] Description: ------------ Error reported for invalid [] access seems inconsistent : echo NULL["bar"] -> Parse error echo []["bar"] -> Parse error $foo = NULL; echo $foo["bar"] -> Fails silently $foo = []; echo $foo["bar"] -> Notice: Undefined index class Bar {} ; $foo = new Bar(); echo $foo["bar"]; -> PHP Fatal error I whish : []["bar"] to trigger Notice: Undefined index NULL["bar"] to trigger something catcheable with set_error_handler $foo = NULL; $foo["bar"] to trigger a catcheable Notice. Test script: --------------- /usr/local/php-5.4.5/bin/php -r 'error_reporting(-1); echo []["bar"];' /usr/local/php-5.4.5/bin/php -r 'error_reporting(-1); echo NULL["bar"];' /usr/local/php-5.4.5/bin/php -r 'error_reporting(-1); $foo = NULL; $foo["bar"];' /usr/local/php-5.4.5/bin/php -r 'error_reporting(-1); $foo = []; $foo["bar"];' /usr/local/php-5.4.5/bin/php -r 'error_reporting(-1); class Bar {} ; $foo = new Bar(); echo $foo["bar"];' Expected result: ---------------- At least get a Notice on : $foo = NULL; echo $foo["bar"]; Actual result: -------------- Fails silently. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62769&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62769&r=mysqlcfg