Bug #79867 [ReO->Csd]: Promoted untyped properties should get null default value

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79867&edit=1 ID: 79867 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: slavcopost at gmail dot com Summary: Promoted untyped properties should get null default value -Status: Re-Opened +Status: Closed Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: * PHP Version: 8.0.0alpha2 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Automatic comment on behalf of nikita.ppv@gmail.com Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=86a62eb1fcf923d7b54d63df2277d73913879d7b Log: Fixed bug #79867 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-07-16 21:03:03] slavcopost at gmail dot com Yep, Nikita. I missed you last comment, it's exactly what I mean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-07-16 21:00:27] slavcopost at gmail dot com Alright, but w/o constructor promotion, when I define property it's auth initilized. I.e. ``` class A { public $a; } ``` does not require an additional initialization. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-07-16 20:57:33] nikic@php.net I can see the argument for giving $a a null default value though, because that's what normally happens with untyped properties. Right now constructor promotion gives you a property declaration that (for untyped properties) you cannot achieve in any other way, which is certainly odd, and not really intentional. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-07-16 20:53:04] nikic@php.net > That has never been mandatory, has it? No, and it's still not mandatory -- for example, you could also do a manual $this->a = 42 assignment if you like. The state of the parent class just needs to be initialized *somehow* and parent::__construct() is the most typical and most robust way to do so. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-07-16 20:41:17] slavcopost at gmail dot com > You are missing a parent::__construct() call. That has never been mandatory, has it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79867 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79867&edit=1