Bug #68446 [NEW]: Array constant not accepted for array parameter default

From: ajf at ajf dot me Operating system: OS X Yosemite PHP version: 5.6.3 Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Array constant not accepted for array parameter default Description: ------------ I made a constant array and tried to use it as the default for an array parameter, but it wouldn't accept it. Test script: --------------- <?php const FOO = []; function foobar(array $foo = FOO) {} Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Default value for parameters with array type hint can only be an array or NULL in %s on line 5 Process exited with code 255. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68446&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=68446&r=mysqlcfg