Re: PHP 7.1 - Address PHPSadness #28?

From:	Rowan Collins	Date:	Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:52:32 +0000
Subject:	Re: PHP 7.1 - Address PHPSadness #28?
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Terry Cullen wrote on 17/09/2015 13:41:

Here is an example where exists would be useful;

You answered your own request:

// I should have used property_exists() instead of isset().. wasn't expecting a null..

We already have that function, so that's alright then! :) As I've said several times, we need to improve documentation around this, but "I didn't find the existing function, so I need a new function which will be no easier to find and won't work in most people's environments" is a pretty weak argument in favour of a language change.