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Request #64782 SplFileObject constructor make $context optional / give it a default value
Submitted: 2013-05-07 09:57 UTC Modified: 2013-05-09 03:10 UTC
From: hanskrentel at yahoo dot de Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: SPL related
PHP Version: 5.4.14 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2013-05-07 09:57 UTC] hanskrentel at yahoo dot de
Description:
------------
When extending from SplFileObject and overwriting the constructor, it is not 
easily possible to override the parent one because for the last parameter $context 
one can not provide an optional default.

Therefore it requires (somewhat needles) if-branched code only to deal with the 
$context not passed case when calling the parents constructor.

It would be nice if $context does accept NULL then if I do not want to use any 
context but need to specify the parameter.

Test script:
---------------
<?php

class Myfile extends SplFileObject
{
    public function __construct($file_name, $open_mode = "r", $use_include_path = FALSE, $context = NULL) {
        $this->levels = new Levels();
        parent::__construct($file_name, $open_mode, $use_include_path, $context);
    }
}

$file = new MyFile(__FILE__);

Expected result:
----------------
It should not give any warning or error.

Actual result:
--------------
Warning: Missing argument 4 for Myfile::__construct(), called in [pointing to the 
line "$file = new MyFile(__FILE__);"]  and defined in [pointing to the line 
"public function __construct($file_name, $open_mode = "r", $use_include_path = 
FALSE, $context = NULL) {"]

Patches

accept_null_for_context.patch (last revision 2013-05-09 03:11 UTC by laruence@php.net)

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 [2013-05-07 10:02 UTC] hanskrentel at yahoo dot de
Correction: The line "$this->levels = new Levels();" in the test-script above 
needs to be removed.

Addendum: The following variant shows the boilerplate code this needs to get 
away with the error:

<?php
class Myfile extends SplFileObject
{
    public function __construct($file_name, $open_mode = "r", $use_include_path 
= FALSE, $context = NULL) {
        if ($context === NULL) {
            parent::__construct($file_name, $open_mode, $use_include_path);
        } else {
            parent::__construct($file_name, $open_mode, $use_include_path, 
$context);
        }

    }
}
 [2013-05-09 03:10 UTC] laruence@php.net
all I got is:
PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught exception 'RuntimeException' with message 
'SplFileObject::__construct() expects parameter 4 to be resource, null given' in 
/tmp/1.php:6
Stack trace:
#0 /tmp/1.php(6): SplFileObject->__construct('/tmp/1.php', 'r', false, NULL)
#1 /tmp/1.php(10): Myfile->__construct('/tmp/1.php')
#2 {main}
  thrown in /tmp/1.php on line 6


it you meant this err,  yes, this could be improved. I will attach a patch
 [2013-05-09 03:11 UTC] laruence@php.net
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: accept_null_for_context.patch
Revision:   1368069103
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=64782&patch=accept_null_for_context.patch&revision=1368069103
 [2013-09-12 15:47 UTC] nikic@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of nikic
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=ad976d82405ad25fb424328c5b9bdca7b734cca4
Log: Fix bug #64782: SplFileObject constructor make $context optional
 [2013-09-12 15:47 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed
 [2013-09-12 15:49 UTC] nikic@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of nikic
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=ad976d82405ad25fb424328c5b9bdca7b734cca4
Log: Fix bug #64782: SplFileObject constructor make $context optional
 [2013-11-17 09:30 UTC] laruence@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of nikic
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=ad976d82405ad25fb424328c5b9bdca7b734cca4
Log: Fix bug #64782: SplFileObject constructor make $context optional
 
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