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Request #69594 magic isNull method for objects (like toString)
Submitted: 2015-05-07 13:28 UTC Modified: 2015-05-07 19:21 UTC
Votes:1
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 [2015-05-07 13:28 UTC] di3 at gmx dot net 
Description:
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add a magic null method for objects (like __toString) to check if object is_null or empty.

public function __isNull() return true or false

many using null objects to get a secure returnvalue would be nice a object representate null is comparable. same for empty

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 [2015-05-07 17:01 UTC] cmb@php.net 
The request is related to request #43909. Somewhat related is also
the Nullsafe Calls RFC: <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/nullsafe_calls>.

I wonder when this magic method shall be triggered. Only when used
with isset, empty and is_null, or more generally in boolean
context. If the latter, it is also related to request #69486.
 [2015-05-07 19:21 UTC] di3 at gmx dot net 
i agree its related to te other requests you found.

the boolean representation wod work too. i' m just missing a empty representation for a object 

usecase is nullobject design returning a magic null object with nested method calls 

class nullObject {
 public function __isNull() { return true; }
 public function __call($a,$b) { return $this }
}

class mapper {
 public function find($x) {
  ...some thing
  else return new nullObject;
 }
}
...
if ($mapper->find(..)->getUser()->getGroup()  === null ..

so i want to call null as object or call a object which represent null. 
if i call a method on null there should be a result null for that call too

same as int bool array why is there only toString
 
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