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Request #54683 $var = NULL; isset($var) return FALSE
Submitted: 2011-05-07 02:04 UTC Modified: 2011-07-15 11:45 UTC
From: langpavel at phpskelet dot org Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: all
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2011-05-07 02:04 UTC] langpavel at phpskelet dot org
Description:
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From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.isset#Description
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if valid variable $var with NULL value passed to isset(), result is FALSE.

There should be language reserved word/language construct that behaves exactly 
like isset() except for NULL value.

behavior of isset should be changed in future major release, optionally 
configurable by ini setting.

If I create patch, do you include it? 
Note that if I'll go implement this, compatible behavior will be preserved.

Test script:
---------------
if(isset($var))
    die('ERROR');
else
    echo "OK\n";

$var = null;
if(!isset($var)) 
    die('NOT GOOD. THIS IS UNCLEAR AND STRANGE');
else
    echo "THIS IS BETTER\n";

unset($var);
if(isset($var)) 
    die('ERROR');
else
    echo "OK\n";


Expected result:
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OK
THIS IS BETTER
OK


Actual result:
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OK
NOT GOOD. THIS IS UNCLEAR AND STRANGE

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 [2011-07-15 11:45 UTC] dsp@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Bogus
 [2011-07-15 11:45 UTC] dsp@php.net
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
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