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Bug #79859 Array with null is true
Submitted: 2020-07-14 15:00 UTC Modified: 2020-07-14 15:01 UTC
From: giolaza at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 7.2.32 OS: WIN 10
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2020-07-14 15:00 UTC] giolaza at gmail dot com
Description:
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Array with first element null is true

Test script:
---------------
$arr = [ 0 => null];
if ($arr) {
    echo 'is true';
} else {
    echo 'is false';
}

//TEST 2 
$arr = explode(',', null);
if ($arr) {
    echo 'is true';
} else {
    echo 'is false';
}

Expected result:
----------------
is false

Actual result:
--------------
is true

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 [2020-07-14 15:01 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2020-07-14 15:01 UTC] nikic@php.net
Any non-empty array is true under a bool cast.
 
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