php bugreport that was gone spam

Uninitialized typed properties.bug

Link: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78809

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Uninitialized typed properties

While throwing when try to access to any uninitialized typed property (eg: $o->x == null),
the codes below are just causing notice.

BTW, error message is so weird. We were expecting something like this;

"Do not touch that f**king TYPED PROPERTY, it's a f**king TYPED PROPERTY and you poor should
know your place while coding with highness PHP! Respect and behave yourself!"

AND, while some other main stream languages allowing to access them (to uninitialized properties)
simply saying null (or nil), why PHP is forcing us to use empty(), isset() or ?? operator? Does PHP
want a to be cruel language or enjoying to usage of empty() and other likely-stuff above, denying us
to do checks with null ($o->x == null)? Also it is not just a null check issue, but to access in any
other way (eg: $o->x < 0, !($o->x ^ 0) etc).


All aside, I am not angry or hating PHP, but simply was expecting more easiness, productivity and
better development experience while coding with PHP all after 15 years my own PHP experience...

Dropping here some links hoping you to check them;
https://twitter.com/krmgns/status/1194293566899675136
https://twitter.com/nikita_ppv/status/1194301509036658691 (nikic' comment)
https://gist.github.com/k-gun/43ea9ea0e53d690fe4e23005a98e5cfa

Some other languages behavior for uninitialized properties.
https://gist.github.com/k-gun/514e8ad8cd9b95eadf8910ab10f4e373


$a = new class { var int $i; };
var_dump($a->i == null);
var_dump($a->i++);

Expected result:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Typed property class@anonymous::$i must not be accessed before
initialization in /var/www/a.php:14

Actual result:
PHP Notice:  Undefined property: class@anonymous::$i in /var/www/a.php on line 14
NULL

$a = new class { var string $s; };
var_dump($a->s == null);
var_dump($a->s .= "");

Expected result:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Typed property class@anonymous::$s must not be accessed before
initialization in /var/www/a.php:14

Actual result:
PHP Notice:  Undefined property: class@anonymous::$s in /var/www/a.php on line 14
string(0) ""