[PHP-BUG] Bug #69476 [NEW]: is_null() must not throw warnings

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From:             spam2 at rhsoft dot net
Operating system: Linux
PHP version:      Irrelevant
Package:          PHP Language Specification
Bug Type:         Bug
Bug description:is_null() must not throw warnings

Description:
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since isset() returns false in case a variable contains NULL (which is a
major design error) is_null() MUST not throw a warning in case of a
undefined variable



Test script:
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<?php
 if(isset($nicht_definiert) || is_null($nicht_definiert))
 {
  echo "defined\n";
 }
?>


Expected result:
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no warning or a sane isset() behavior with sanity in mind

how the hell do you test if a variable is defined with the isset()
behavior saying no if the value is NULL

Actual result:
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Notice: Undefined variable: nicht_definiert in
/mnt/data/downloads/test.php on line 2
defined


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Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69476&edit=1
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Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4):   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=trysnapshot54
Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5):   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=trysnapshot55
Try a snapshot (trunk):     https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=trysnapshottrunk
Fixed in SVN:               https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=fixed
Fixed in release:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace:             https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:      https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=needscript
Try newer version:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:        https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=support
Expected behavior:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=notwrong
Not enough info:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=php4
Daylight Savings:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=dst
IIS Stability:              https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=float
No Zend Extensions:         https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:  https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=69476&r=mysqlcfg
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