#25494 [Csd->Opn]: array_merge allowing "false" as argument (silent when non-array is passed)

ID: 25494 Updated by: et@php.net Reported By: enygma at phpdeveloper dot org -Status: Closed +Status: Open Bug Type: Arrays related Operating System: Any PHP Version: 4.3.2 New Comment: This behaviour IS documented for array_splice. This behaviour IS documented in the type juggling chapter of the PHP manual. Additionally, it's the standard way for PHP to handle arguments of the `wrong' type: It casts. You don't consider it a bug that floor("3.2") returns float(3), do you? But you consider it a bug that array_merge() casts to array if it doesn't get one? Major inconsistency there. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-18 15:06:06] jay@php.net It can't break BC if the behaviour was undocumented and hence undefined. So either document the behaviour or fix the bug. Anybody relying on undocumented 'features' should know they're at risk for having those behaviours changed. J ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-18 06:45:48] et@php.net It's still inconsistent, and `will throw a warning and fail in 5 for non-array arguments' will break BC without a need for it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-18 06:08:03] sniper@php.net Throwing an E_NOTICE error is not breaking anything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-18 05:56:38] et@php.net This `fix' is inconsistent with array_splice, which allows you to add non-array arguments. (This is also documented.) Also, this `fix' breaks BC. Is this really needed? I'd rather have those functions convert non-array arguments into arrays and then perform their operations like array_splice() does. This has to be documented of course. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-11 13:57:55] jay@php.net This bug has been fixed in CVS. In case this was a PHP problem, snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at http://snaps.php.net/. In case this was a documentation problem, the fix will show up soon at http://www.php.net/manual/. In case this was a PHP.net website problem, the change will show up on the PHP.net site and on the mirror sites in short time. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. array_merge() throws E_NOTICEs now in 4.3.x and will throw a warning and fail in 5 for non-array arguments. J ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 http://bugs.php.net/25494 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25494&edit=1