Bug #74476 [NEW]: Cast and TypeHint do not have the expected behavior

From: tonin at bolzan dot io Operating system: All PHP version: 7.1.4 Package: PHP Language Specification Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Cast and TypeHint do not have the expected behavior Description: ------------ Cast and TypeHint do not have the expected behavior (function () : object { return (object) []; })(); must be an instance of object, instance of stdClass returned Test script: --------------- php -a php > (function () : object { return (object) []; })(); PHP Warning: Uncaught TypeError: Return value of {closure}() must be an instance of object, instance of stdClass returned in php shell code:1 Stack trace: #0 php shell code(1): {closure}() #1 {main} thrown in php shell code on line 1 Expected result: ---------------- Work normal Actual result: -------------- PHP Warning: Uncaught TypeError: Return value of {closure}() must be an instance of object, instance of stdClass returned in php shell code:1 Stack trace: #0 php shell code(1): {closure}() #1 {main} thrown in php shell code on line 1 -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74476&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=74476&r=mysqlcfg