From: jacob at jacobweber dot com
Operating system: All
PHP version: 5.0.4
PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related
Bug description: Type hinting and defaults of NULL
Description:
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When using type-hinting in a function's arguments, PHP should allow a
default value of NULL. Otherwise you have to manaully check the type with
instanceof. This would make it more convenient, and more consistent with
Java.
Reproduce code:
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function f (MyClass $o = NULL) {
echo "success";
}
f();
Expected result:
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success
Actual result:
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PHP compiler error.
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33325&edit=1
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http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=trysnapshot50
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http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=trysnapshot51
Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33325&r=mysqlcfg
