Bug #81036 [NEW]: TypeError is raised instead of implizit type casting

From: bugs-php at daniel-siepmann dot de Operating system: Ubuntu PHP version: 7.4.19 Package: *Programming Data Structures Bug Type: Bug Bug description:TypeError is raised instead of implizit type casting Description: ------------ Given a script without declare_strict but a method with defined return type. The method returns an integer but the stored value might be a string. I would expect PHP to do a type cast which works in general. But it does not work with example string. Test script: --------------- class Test { protected $property; public function __construct() { $this->property = 10; } public function getProperty(): ?int { return $this->property; } public function setProperty($value) { $this->property = $value; } } $subject = new Test; var_dump($subject->getProperty()); // works $subject->setProperty((int) '{$PID.event.import.ismf.storagePid}'); // works var_dump($subject->getProperty()); // works $subject->setProperty('{$PID.event.import.ismf.storagePid}'); // works var_dump($subject->getProperty()); // breaks Expected result: ---------------- I would expect the last line to return the integer 0 instead of an TypeError. Actual result: -------------- The script fails with PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Return value of Test::getProperty() must be of the type int, string returned -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81036&edit=1 -- Fix committed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=globals PHP version support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=phptooold Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=81036&r=mysqlcfg