Req #67453 [PATCH]: Allow to unserialize empty data.

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67453&edit=1 ID: 67453 Patch added by: remi@php.net Reported by: remi@php.net Summary: Allow to unserialize empty data. Status: Assigned Type: Feature/Change Request Package: SPL related Operating System: irrevelant PHP Version: 5.6.0beta4 Assigned To: remi Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The following patch has been added/updated: Patch Name: php-unserialize.patch Revision: 1402921120 URL: https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=67453&patch=php-unserialize.patch&revision=1402921120 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-06-16 12:17:47] remi@php.net Description: ------------ SplDoublyLinkedList, SplObjectStorage and ArrayObject have empty constructor (no arg), so it make sense to allow to unserialize empty data. This also the hack (used in various place, including PHPUnit) to instanciate class without call to constructor to work. Test script: --------------- $a = new ArrayObject(array()); $a->unserialize(""); Expected result: ---------------- No error Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with message 'Empty serialized string cannot be empty' in ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67453&edit=1