Req #79961 [NEW]: Reflection Type method "GetName" returns different values then old gettype()

From: petr dot vejchoda at seznam dot cz Operating system: Win10 PHP version: 7.4.9 Package: Reflection related Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Reflection Type method "GetName" returns different values then old gettype() Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://php.net/class.reflectionnamedtype --- Legacy php method gettype() returns different type names for variables then Reflection class methods making it unnecessarily complex to check whether method parameter is the same type of reflected typed property. Test script: --------------- class testClass public int $int; public float $float; public bool $bool; public string $string; public final function __construct() { $intType = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getProperty("int"); $floatType = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getProperty("float"); $boolType = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getProperty("bool"); $stringType = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getProperty("string"); $int = 0; $float = 0.0; $bool = true; $string = 'string'; var_dump(($intType->getName())); var_dump(($floatType->getName())); var_dump(($boolType->getName())); var_dump(($stringType->getName())); var_dump(gettype($int)); var_dump(gettype($float)); var_dump(gettype($bool)); var_dump(gettype($string)); die(); } } Expected result: ---------------- Expect all booleans to be named the same, all integers, all floating numbers to be named the same. So that I can check it by string comparison even though I hate to check types by string comparison ... Actual result: -------------- Mess. Total unholy mess. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79961&edit=1 -- Fix committed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=globals PHP version support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=phptooold Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=79961&r=mysqlcfg