Re: array_key_exists with float keys (bug #60039)

From: Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:41:03 +0000
Subject: Re: array_key_exists with float keys (bug #60039)
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*push* On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi internals! > > I'd like to get some attention to bug #60039 [1]. It is about the > behavior of array_key_exists with "unusual" keys like floats, bools > and resources. Currently array_key_exists throws a warning if such a > key is passed. isset() on the other hand (and native array accesses in > general) treat them as valid keys, with floats being converted to ints > and bools and resources treated just like ints. > > I would like to see array_key_exists behave consistent with > isset($array[$key]) / $array[$key]. The bug has a patch attached that > does this. > > I don't think that this change has any BC impact as it only *removes* warnings. > > Nikita > > [1]: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60039 >

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