Bug #78779 [Opn->Fbk]: Null Coalescing Operator: Trying to access array offset on value of type null

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78779&edit=1 ID: 78779 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: bugreport2 at gmail dot com Summary: Null Coalescing Operator: Trying to access array offset on value of type null -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 7.4Git-2019-11-04 (Git) Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I can't reproduce this: https://3v4l.org/9NvcY Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-11-04 12:31:12] bugreport2 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ "Trying to access array offset on value of type null" is new and fully dserved but in context of "Null Coalescing Operator" it makes no sense no matter if $arr or $arr[0] is undefined, the left side is NULL and so assign '' and you are done - probably even potential for optimization $arr = mysqli_fetch_row($result); $oldcontent = $arr[0] ?? ''; AUTOTEST ERROR-HANDLER: 'code: 8' 'msg: Trying to access array offset on value of type null' 'file: misc.php' 'line: 116' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78779&edit=1