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Bug #9631 if(condition); works without warning/error!!
Submitted: 2001-03-08 12:21 UTC Modified: 2001-03-08 12:31 UTC
From: slicky at newshelix dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1 OS: Windows
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-03-08 12:21 UTC] slicky at newshelix dot com 
I don't know if you noticed that but 

if(condition); 

works. It won't give out any error or warning, while using the currently latest version (4.04pl/win). 
I don't know if that's the intention of the programmers but IMO it's more likly a bug, since it doesn't make any sense anywhere i could think so far.
Please let me know if that's fixed soon.

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 [2001-03-08 12:31 UTC] stas@php.net 
Yes, this is a valid construct. The syntax of if operator is:
'if(' expression ')' statement

';' alone is a valid statement (just like in C). So that
code is valid. PHP cannot really determine if it's
"meaningful" or not for you.
 
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