[PHP-DEV] [RFC] Forbid $this being null in instance methods

[Nikita Popov]

Hi internals!

I'd like to submit a small RFC for your consideration, which ensures
something that really ought to be a given already: If you use $this in an
instance method, you should actually get a $this (and not NULL).

    https://wiki.php.net/rfc/forbid_null_this_in_methods

As this is targeting PHP 7.1, the RFC is careful to retain compatibility
with certain legacy PHP 4 code patterns.

Thanks,
Nikita