From: mkimsal at conduit-it dot com
Operating system: Linux
PHP version: 5.0.3
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: new array_merge behavior is inconsistent with other functions
and PHP's spirit.
Description:
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This creates a need to define variables before being used
which is opposite of PHP's original behavior and spirit.
This strange array_merge behavior is one step closer to
making PHP a strongly typed language if the function
behaves differently depending on whether or not aruments
are defined and empty or not defined at all.
Reproduce code:
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$array2 = array('a');
$empty_var = array_merge($array1,$array2);
Expected result:
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$empty_var should be an array with the same contents as
array2.
Actual result:
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$empty_var contains no data at all. This is different
from PHP4 behavior with no benefits.
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31643&edit=1
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http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=trysnapshot50
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http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=trysnapshot51
Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31643&r=mysqlcfg
