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Bug #80948 Optional parameter can be null oven when type hint says no
Submitted: 2021-04-12 08:25 UTC Modified: 2021-04-12 08:45 UTC
From: andre at webkr dot de Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 8.0.3 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2021-04-12 08:25 UTC] andre at webkr dot de
Description:
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When a function parameter has a non-nullable type hint, it is still possible to give it a default of null.

Test script:
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function foo(string $foo = null) {
    var_dump($foo);
}
foo();

Expected result:
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Fatal error: Cannot use null as default value for parameter $foo of type string

Actual result:
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NULL

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 [2021-04-12 08:45 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2021-04-12 08:45 UTC] nikic@php.net
For backwards-compatibility reasons, a null default value on a parameter type makes the type nullable.
 
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