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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:18:06 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] New RFC : empty() function
From: kjarli@gmail.com (Lynn)

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On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 1:24=E2=80=AFPM Alessandro Rosa <alessandro.a.rosa@=
gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have posted a new RFC at this link
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/empty_function
> where I suggested some improvements to the standard built-in empty()
> function and provided a number of examples.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alessandro Rosa
> WEB : http://alessandrorosa.altervista.org
> LINKEDIN : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-rosa-9b7ba67b/


If anything I'd rather see `empty()` disappear, but I'll settle with a
warning to be cautious when using it. We don't need a replacement as you
should create your own function to validate what you consider "empty" or
not based on the given context and variable type.  For me `(bool) false or
"(int) 0" isn't empty either, it's still a value of sorts.

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