[PHP-DEV] Array dereferencing of scalars

The behavior of dereferencing scalars as if they were arrays or strings is arguable: NULL This happens without notice or warning, whereas the array dereferencing of objects results in a fatal error: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54556> [2] [3]

Re: [PHP-DEV] Array dereferencing of scalars

Hi! > Would throwing a notice or a warning on array deferencing scalars > be acceptable for PHP 7.0, or does this need an RFC? I think this does need an RFC, and for 7.0, pretty much no new language changes are acceptable anymore, since we're past the timeframe. -- Stas Malyshev smalys...@gmail.