Bug #79053 [Com]: No error is reported when using null coalescing operator

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79053&edit=1 ID: 79053 Comment by: bugreports at gmail dot com Reported by: rubencm at gmail dot com Summary: No error is reported when using null coalescing operator Status: Open Type: Bug Package: *General Issues PHP Version: 7.4.1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: <?php function bar() { return false['']; } ?> this has again *nothing* to do with "null coalescing operator" because you are not using it at all, that way you would usie it <?php function bar() { return false[''] ?? NULL; } that all looks like lack of understand php basics ?> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-01-01 13:44:38] bugreports at gmail dot com you can't seriously compare that becaus ethe case is completly wrong trigger_error("foo", E_USER_NOTICE); has nothing to do with "null coalescing operator" at all, you call the function and the function does what it is supposed to do, throw a E_USER_NOTICE why do you think "null coalescing operator" is involved here at all? teh function returns NULL and "bar()??false" does what it is supposed to do ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-01-01 13:41:32] rubencm at gmail dot com Here is an equivalent codes with diferent behavior <?php function bar() { return false['']; } var_dump(bar()??false); ?> <?php var_dump(false['']??false); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-01-01 13:37:42] rubencm at gmail dot com Well, in this case the notice is being reported, that still don't have much sense for me. <?php function bar() { trigger_error("foo", E_USER_NOTICE); return null; } var_dump(bar()??false); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-01-01 13:28:45] bugreports at gmail dot com taht's the whole point of null coalescing operator ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-01-01 13:27:09] rubencm at gmail dot com Description: ------------ When I try to access to an array offset on a boolean, a notice (a warning in master) is thrown. <?php false['']; // php notice: "Trying to access array offset on value of type bool" ?> But when I use the null coalescing operator with it, that error isn't reported <?php false['']??false; // false, no error ?> I'm not sure, but I think it's not the expected behavior, since possible errors are hidden. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79053&edit=1