Req #72636 [NEW]: Offset access should trigger error for integers and bools

From: david at grudl dot com Operating system: PHP version: Next Minor Version Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Offset access should trigger error for integers and bools Description: ------------ Invalid offset access triggers some kind of errors for strings (and of course arrays): $str = 'abc'; echo $str[TRUE]; // Notice: String offset cast occurred echo $str[NULL]; // Notice: String offset cast occurred echo $str[[]]; // Warning: Illegal offset type But it triggers no error when variable is integer, float or bool, which is inconsistent: $int = 123; echo $int[1]; // no error echo $int[TRUE]; // no error echo $int[[]]; // no error Test script: --------------- https://3v4l.org/JCXR1 <?php $str = 'abc'; echo $str[TRUE]; // Notice: String offset cast occurred echo $str[NULL]; // Notice: String offset cast occurred echo $str[[]]; // Warning: Illegal offset type $int = 123; echo $int[1]; // no error echo $int[TRUE]; // no error echo $int[[]]; // no error $bool = TRUE; echo $bool[1]; // no error echo $bool[TRUE]; // no error echo $bool[[]]; // no error Expected result: ---------------- trigger errors -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72636&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72636&r=mysqlcfg