Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76257&edit=1
ID: 76257
Updated by: cmb@php.net
Reported by: smileytechguy at smileytechguy dot com
Summary: NULL can be used as an array without essay
-Status: Open
+Status: Duplicate
Type: Bug
Package: Arrays related
Operating System: Windows 10
PHP Version: 7.2.4
-Assigned To:
+Assigned To: cmb
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
This is basically a duplicate of request #37676. Note that there
is a respective RFC[1] which already has been accepted, but not
implemented yet.
[1] <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/notice-for-non-valid-array-container>
Previous Comments:
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[2018-04-23 21:01:01] smileytechguy at smileytechguy dot com
Description:
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The special constant NULL or any value which is null can be used as an array without error, warning,
or notice.
PHP version:
PHP 7.2.4 (cli) (built: Mar 28 2018 04:27:01) ( ZTS MSVC15 (Visual C++ 2017) x64 )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
Test script:
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$foo = NULL;
var_dump($foo[0]); // will output NULL
var_dump($foo["bar"]); // will also output NULL
Expected result:
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Throw at least a warning, showing that NULL was used in an invalid way.
Actual result:
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NULL is returned
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