Bug #73717 [NEW]: return-types with NULL not handeled properly

From: spam2 at rhsoft dot net Operating system: PHP version: 7.0.14 Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Bug Bug description:return-types with NULL not handeled properly Description: ------------ Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Return value of cl_forum::thread_last_timestamp() must be of the type integer, null returned in /mnt/data/www/thelounge.net/contentlounge/cms/modules/forum/api_forum.php:487 why in the world do i need return (int) here in no-strict-types mode the whole purpose of the return type would be to save the manual casting Test script: --------------- public function thread_last_timestamp(int $thread_id=0): int { switch($thread_id) { case 0: return $this->db->fetch_row($this->db->query('select' . SQL_SMALL_CACHE . 'max(fo_post_timestamp) from ' . sql_prefix . 'forum_posts;', 1, 0))[0]; default: return $this->db->fetch_row($this->db->query('select' . SQL_SMALL_CACHE . 'max(fo_post_timestamp) from ' . sql_prefix . 'forum_posts where fo_post_tid=' . $thread_id . ';', 1, 0))[0]; } } -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73717&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=73717&r=mysqlcfg