#20530 [NEW]: is_scalar(NULL) should be true

From: leon@leonatkinson.com Operating system: PHP version: 4CVS-2002-11-20 (dev) PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: is_scalar(NULL) should be true NULL is a type with a discrete set of values. The is_scalar function should return TRUE when passed NULL. <? if(is_scalar(NULL)) print("NULL is a scalar\n"); if(is_scalar($a)) print("an unset variable is a scalar\n"); ?> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=20530&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20530&r=isapi