Bug #68105 [Wfx]: Switch shouldn't show notices for undefined variables

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68105&edit=1 ID: 68105 User updated by: jacob87 at o2 dot pl Reported by: jacob87 at o2 dot pl Summary: Switch shouldn't show notices for undefined variables Status: Wont fix Type: Bug Package: Output Control PHP Version: 5.5.17 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: What kind of harm whould that possibly do?! If switch has default value, it should be the same as default value for function! Please, consider this once again. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-09-26 09:17:07] requinix@php.net Doing so would cause much harm for very little good. The variable is undefined so don't try to use it, period. It's a simple rule that's very easy to follow. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-09-26 08:25:45] jacob87 at o2 dot pl Description: ------------ Switch should not show notices about undefined variables, as it can have it's default action. So, the notice shouldn't show up if switch has default action (best implementation). Or not show notices at all (easier). You could say "just turn off notices in production environment". That is not the case. In development environment some scripts can fail because of "Headers already sent". And I don't want to write redundant code such as if(!isset($var))$var=''; Test script: --------------- switch($action){ default: echo 'This shouldn't show a notice!'; break; } Expected result: ---------------- This shouldn't show a notice! Actual result: -------------- Notice: Undefined variable: action in (...) This shouldn't show a notice! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68105&edit=1