Bug #78893 [NEW]: Inconsistent return value of gettype

From: Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 20:09:18 +0000
Subject: Bug #78893 [NEW]: Inconsistent return value of gettype
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From:             gmblar+php at gmail dot com
Operating system: MacOS 10.15.1
PHP version:      7.4.0
Package:          Variables related
Bug Type:         Bug
Bug description:Inconsistent return value of gettype

Description:
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Return value of gettype not match the names used as type hints of
parameters, properties or ReflectionType.

Test script:
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var_dump(gettype(true));
var_dump(gettype(false));
var_dump(gettype(1337));
var_dump(gettype(23.42));

Expected result:
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string(4) "bool"
string(4) "bool"
string(3) "int"
string(5) "float"

Actual result:
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string(7) "boolean"
string(7) "boolean"
string(7) "integer"
string(6) "double"

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Fix committed:                    https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=fixed
Fixed in release:                 https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace:                   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=needscript
Try newer version:                https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:              https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=support
Expected behavior:                https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=notwrong
Not enough info:                  https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:                  https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:                 https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=globals
PHP version support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=phptooold
Daylight Savings:                 https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=dst
IIS Stability:                    https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:                  https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=gnused
Floating point limitations:       https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=float
No Zend Extensions:               https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:        https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=78893&r=mysqlcfg


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