Bug #66249 [Nab]: empty() returns true, when it shouldn't on an object

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66249&edit=1 ID: 66249 User updated by: kenyon dot jh at gmail dot com Reported by: kenyon dot jh at gmail dot com Summary: empty() returns true, when it shouldn't on an object Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Debian PHP Version: 5.4.22 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Found it. My bad haha Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-12-09 22:24:01] requinix@php.net It kinda does, actually ;) "Note: When using empty() on inaccessible object properties, the __isset() overloading method will be called, if declared." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-12-09 22:15:44] kenyon dot jh at gmail dot com I see, my bad. Is there any way to clarify that in the php.net/empty documentation? That was what I was using as a reference, and why I was a little confused. Sorry about that, thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-12-09 20:48:49] requinix@php.net Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php You need to implement __isset() too. In general __get, __set, and __isset come as a triplet: if you have one then you should have all three. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-12-09 20:32:37] kenyon dot jh at gmail dot com Description: ------------ My PHP version wasn't an option, so it is actually "PHP Version 5.4.4-14+deb7u5" and my system is Linux toshiba 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.51-1 x86_64 Basically, when referencing an variable through a class (I only tested with __set and __get) it empty() returns true, even when it should return false. Since it is kind of hard to explain, I posted a script below that demonstrates what I am talking about. Test script: --------------- <?php class testing { protected $_response = array(); public function __set($key, $value) { $this->_response[$key] = $value; } public function __get($key) { return $this->_response[$key]; } } $testing = new testing(); $testing->foo = 'bar'; var_dump($testing->foo); //Returns 'string(3) "bar" var_dump(empty($testing->foo)); //Returns bool(true) ?> Expected result: ---------------- Line 17 should return bool(false) Actual result: -------------- Line 17 actually returns bool(true) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66249&edit=1